Code Complete, Ch. 32
It's the chapter that summerizes the book. It covers the issues you describe here, as well as others mentioned (and not) by others. By Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press, 1991.
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Karsten M. Self [link|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com|kmself@ix.netcom.com]
What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?