# Welcome to the Concept Design Community!

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**Created:** [October 15, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/welcome-to-the-concept-design-community/7 "2021-10-15T19:14:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/concepts/original/1X/faed8d0d4e85e3a3d590417b3df5ba5349fd0e29.png) [@system](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/welcome-to-the-concept-design-community/7/1 "2021-10-15T19:14:22Z")

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This is a forum for discussion of the emerging field of software concept design.

Relevant topics include:

- Examples of good and bad concepts in particular apps and systems
- New concepts and refinements of old concepts
- Discussion of particular concepts and their role in software
- Principles of concept design, criteria for good concepts
- Questions and comments on the book _Essence of Software_

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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.essenceofsoftware.com/spdegabrielle/32/21_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/welcome-to-the-concept-design-community/7/2 "2021-11-19T10:36:20Z")

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The full title of the book is

The Essence of Software: Why Concepts Matter for Great Design by [Daniel Jackson](https://press.princeton.edu/taxonomy/term/24870)

and the publishers page is:

> **[The Essence of Software](https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691225388/the-essence-of-software)**
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> A revolutionary concept-based approach to thinking about, designing, and interacting with software

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**Author:** ![dnj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.essenceofsoftware.com/dnj/32/17_2.png) [@dnj](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/dnj)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/welcome-to-the-concept-design-community/7/3 "2021-11-22T20:25:39Z")

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… and the book website is [https://essenceofsoftware.com](https://essenceofsoftware.com)