# The Soft Side of Software Design

DevFeed: [The Soft Side of Software Design](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-soft-side-of-software-design-39847.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.thinkingintech.com/p/the-soft-side-of-software-design>)

Author: Dariusz Sadowski

Published: 2024-06-01T11:11:37Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Thinking in Tech](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/thinking-in-tech.md>)

Topics: [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [good-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/good-practices.md>), [soft-skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soft-skills.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [software-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-design.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that software design, like soft skills, is difficult to evaluate objectively because its quality depends on context, communication, personal judgment, and real-world outcomes. It questions whether conventions such as readable code, established practices, or TDD reliably define good design.

## Source excerpt

How to build systems in the real world