designer's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=designer2001-01-18T20:48:24Zabstract sieve (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/designer/writeups/abstract+sievedesignerhttp://m.everything2.com/user/designer2001-01-18T20:48:24Z2001-01-18T20:48:24Z<p>An abstract <a href="/title/sieve">sieve</a> can be used to sort ideas into categories. Start with an unstructured collection of ideas, define some categories, and then "sieve" the ideas into the <a href="/title/category"> categories</a>. If some ideas don't fit well, you may need to redefine the sieve and start again.</p>
<p>Applicable to <a href="/title/software+design">software design</a>, especially when assigning <a href="/title/responsibility"> responsibilities</a> to components. Sometimes described as "separation of concerns".</p>