Getting Clean via Emergent Design

What if there were four simple rules that you could follow that would help you create good designs as you worked? What if by following these rules you gained insights into the structure and design of your code, making it easier to apply principles such as SRP and DIP? What if these four rules facilitated the emergence of good designs?

Many of us feel that Kent Beck’s four rules of Simple Design^[1] are of significant help in creating well-designed software.

^[1] [XPE].