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Structured Design: Fundamentals of a Discipline of Computer Program and Systems Design
by Edward Yourdon and Larry L. Constantine · 1979
A software-design text addressing program structure, coupling and cohesion. The catalog identifies the documented 1979 second edition, not first publication.
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Kent BeckSoftware engineer and Extreme Programming pioneer
Documented citation: Beck describes Structured Design as formative reading for his approach to software design.
Mentioned context, not an instruction to readers. His essay praises the design principles while qualifying the outdated examples. No preferred edition or first-publication claim.
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Own essay praises the design principles while noting outdated examples. This is mentioned context, not a direct recommendation. The 1979 catalog edition is not asserted as his preferred edition.