When Flexibility Backfires by Yann Monclair, ESUG09, Brest, France

1. When Flexibility Backfires
Yann Monclair

2. Flexibility?

3. refers to designs that can adapt when
external changes occur (wikipedia.org)

4. Know your Flexibility
• Understand
• Explain
• Visualize

5. Know your Flexibility
• Technical
• Architectural
• Political

6. Know your Flexibility
• Where
• When
• How

7. self instVarAt: indexOfInstVar put: aValue

8. (flexibility) not = ?

9. (flexibility) not = strict

10. A Few Pointers
• Strict output format

11. A Few Pointers
• Strict output format
• Flexible input format

12. A Few Pointers
• Strict output format
• Flexible input format
• Be comfortable :-)

13. A Few Pointers
• Strict output format
• Flexible input format
• Be comfortable :-)
• Be reasonable!