Why does some design advice work for some people, but not for others? And why do some agile practices work for some people, but not for others? I call that The Christopher Alexander Effect and explain how it works.

Is the abstract stuff at the top or the bottom?

An off-the-cuff stream of Functional Programming ideas, skills, patterns, and news from Functional Programming expert Eric Normand of LispCast. Formerly known as Thoughts on Functional Programming.