A practical workshop exploring universal software design principles through hands-on exercises across multiple programming paradigms and languages.
This workshop should demonstrates that good software design principles transcend programming paradigms. Whether you're writing object-oriented C#, functional Go, or component-based React - the fundamental challenges of managing complexity, shared state, and dependencies remain the same.
Languages: Go, C#
Focus: Understanding how different paradigms approach the same problem
Compare procedural vs. object-oriented and imperative vs. functional approaches to identical business logic.
Languages: Go, C#, React, Angular
Focus: The four pillars of OOP work everywhere
Explore how abstraction, encapsulation, polymorphism, and composition are implemented across different paradigms and technologies.
Languages: Go, C#
Focus: When abstraction helps vs. hurts
Examine highly structured, principle-driven code and evaluate trade-offs in code organization, testing complexity, and maintainability.
Languages: Go, C#
Focus: Why OOP doesn't solve the fundamental problem
Compare pure functional approaches with shared mutable state to understand why "non-determinism = parallel processing + mutable state".
Languages: React, Angular
Focus: Real-world component coupling problems
Work with an e-commerce checkout system that demonstrates how shared components evolve into dependency nightmares.
Languages: Go, C#
Focus: 90% of software failures come from bad error handling
Fix a crashing API by implementing proper error handling patterns that work across paradigms.
- Click "Code" → "Create codespace on main"
- Navigate to
workshop-exercises/and choose an exercise - Follow each exercise's README for specific instructions
Requirements: Node.js 18+, .NET 8.0, Go 1.21+
git clone <repository-url>
cd beyond-paradigms/workshop-exercises
# Choose an exercise (00-paradigm-comparison, 01-beyond-paradigms, etc.)
# Follow the README in each exercise directoryContext Matters: Choose tools based on problem requirements, not paradigm marketing Simplicity Wins: "As simple as possible, but no simpler" applies to all code
The goal of this workshop is to internalize and think in terms of software design principles that apply universally, not programming paradigms.
By completing this workshop, you'll understand:
- Universal Design Principles: Why good design transcends programming paradigms
- Cross-Paradigm Patterns: How the same solutions work in different contexts
- Dependency Management: How dependency management and separation of concerns is key across all paradigms
- Error Handling: Why proper error handling is critical across all languages
- Abstraction Trade-offs: When clean code principles help vs. hurt
This workshop is designed for developers who want to move beyond paradigm wars and focus on what actually makes software maintainable, regardless of the language or framework used.