Monthly Archives: August 2005

Modelling Data Mapping – A Challenge

Almost all integration projects contain one or more transformations (sometimes called “mappings”) between two different structures holding equivalent data (for example the order tables in the database, and the order XML message). We know how to model the individual static … Continue reading →

Friday, August 26, 2005 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

Review – A Short History of Nearly Everything

I’ve just posted my review of Bill Bryson’s “A Short History of Nearly Everthing”. I found it an excellent holiday read, athough a general science book with almost no illustrations or equations took a bit of getting used to. For … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 in Reviews, Thoughts on the World

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Science for the verbally-minded Continue reading →

Metropolis – Where Do You Want To Live Today?

There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about a “city planning” metaphor for Enterprise Architecture development. Pat Helland’s article “Metropolis” in the Microsoft Architecture Journal is a very good example (see my post on this for some key … Continue reading →

Monday, August 8, 2005 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

My Favourite Films – An Exercise in Over-Analysis

A bit of a change from my more serious posts, but maybe a useful lesson in analysis, here’s the sorry tale of just how complicated I managed to make listing my top ten favourtite films. I hope it gives you … Continue reading →