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software-design-philosophy

wondelaiby wondelai19 days ago922

Manage software complexity through deep modules, information hiding, and strategic programming. Use when the user mentions "module design", "API too complex", "shallow class", "complexity budget", "strategic vs tactical", "deep module", "information leakage", or "pass-through method". Also trigger when reviewing interface designs for simplicity, evaluating whether an abstraction is pulling its weight, or choosing between general-purpose and special-purpose approaches. Covers deep vs shallow modules, red flags for complexity, and comments as design documentation. For code quality, see clean-code. For boundaries, see clean-architecture.

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/wondelai/skills --skill software-design-philosophy
Show step-by-step
  1. 1

    Open your terminal

    • Mac: Press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal", press Enter
    • Windows: Press Win R, type "cmd", press Enter
  2. 2

    Paste the command above and press Enter

    Use the Copy command button, then paste in your terminal (Mac: ⌘V, Windows: Ctrl V).

  3. 3

    Restart Claude Code

    Close and reopen Claude Code, or start a new session, so it picks up the new skill.

Where it lives
~/.claude/skills/wondelai--skills--software-design-philosophy/
├── SKILL.md
└── ... (skill resource files)
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