"The code is the design" conflicts with "TDD". Write code first. If that code is the v0.1 of the protocol between two blog systems great ! you can do that on a

"The code is the design" conflicts with "TDD". Write code first. If that code is the v0.1 of the protocol between two blog systems great ! you can do that on a whiteboard and it looks like design when actually it's writing code on a whiteboard. Now you know what to test so write the test, after writing the code. Now write the next piece of code. Do not at any time let a project manager in the room