Episode 520: John Ousterhout on A Philosophy of Software Design

John Ousterhout, professor of computer science at Stanford
University, joined SE Radio host Jeff Doolittle for a
conversation about his book, A Philosophy of Software Design.
They discussed the history and ongoing challenges of software
system design, especially the nature of complexity and the
difficulties handling it. The conversation also explored various
design concepts from the book, such as modularity, layering,
abstraction, information hiding, maintainability, and
readability.