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a-philosophy-of-software-design
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Apply John Ousterhout-inspired software design rules when reducing complexity, designing module boundaries, or reviewing APIs and abstractions.
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install a-philosophy-of-software-design
# install the agent-rules-books pack with the skills CLI
npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
a-philosophy-of-software-design/
# into
~/.claude/skills/a-philosophy-of-software-design/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/a-philosophy-of-software-design/ (one project)
1# A Philosophy of Software Design Skill23Use this skill when a task involves module design, API design, information hiding, abstraction depth, cognitive load, or refactoring shallow interfaces.45Before making design or code decisions, read and apply [a-philosophy-of-software-design.mini.md](a-philosophy-of-software-design.mini.md). Use [a-philosophy-of-software-design.md](a-philosophy-of-software-design.md) only as a deeper reference when the mini rules are not enough for the current design tradeoff.
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