Author Archives: Andrew

The Tao of the Architect

Philippe Kruchten of Rational has taken the Tao of Lao-Tsu, and created a modern translation focussed on the values and attitudes which an architect should adopt. He says many things which are also said on this site, but much more Continue reading

Sunday, March 2, 2003 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

Articles on Agile Modeling and Architecture

Here’s a list of useful articles by Scott Ambler on either the Agile Modeling or Agile Data web sites. A lot of that material is relevant, but I’ve picked out a few articles which are most relevant to the Agile Continue reading

Software Architecture Organizational Principles and Patterns

An excellent book on how to make architectural changes work Continue reading

Monday, July 1, 2002 in Reviews

VB.NET for Developers

How Technical Books Should Be Written Continue reading

Monday, June 24, 2002 in Reviews

ASP.NET for Developers

A Good Introduction Continue reading

Realizing e-Business with Components

A very good, practical book Continue reading

Thursday, April 11, 2002 in Reviews

The Universe in a Nutshell

An enjoyable but challenging book Continue reading

Tuesday, April 9, 2002 in Reviews

Why Men Don’t Listen & Women Can’t Read Maps

A humourous but serious book which explains a lot Continue reading

Friday, April 5, 2002 in Reviews

The Hut Six Story

An excellent, insightful and inspiring book Continue reading

Core J2EE Patterns

A good book, but with a shorter book trying to get out Continue reading

Inside the Third Reich

A fascinating insight into Nazi Germany Continue reading

Software Architecture Bootcamp

A Game of Two Halves Continue reading