World Congress 2023 • Sep 21, 2023

The Name of the Rose

Reka Horvath

Repurposing a single-letter flag once triggered a massive financial catastrophe. Discover how context-aware naming and domain-driven design prevent costly bugs and reduce developer cognitive load.

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