Author Archives: Andrew

Architects – Masters of Order and Unorder?

Do you work in an ordered environment, where things follow rules in a nice, predictable way? Or does your environment exhibit “unorder”, characteristics of complexity or chaotic behaviour. If the latter, you need to read this paper to understand how your domain may differ from others, and appropriate techniques to use as an architect, analyst or designer.

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Domain-Specific Modelling Techniques

Some useful Domain-Specific Languages I have developed or discovered Continue reading

Friday, February 18, 2005 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

Architecture, Design and Engineering

Is IT architecture about “hidden plumbing” or “visible design” delivered to users? Continue reading

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

The New World of Mr Tompkins

An excellent update to a classic introduction to modern physics Continue reading

Sunday, September 19, 2004 in Reviews

The Coming Global Superstorm

A good book, slightly spoilt by psueo-science Continue reading

Architects Anonymous

A tounge in cheek look at how addictive architecture and design work can be Continue reading

Sunday, June 27, 2004 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

In Code

An inspiring and encouraging book Continue reading

Saturday, May 8, 2004 in Reviews

Digital Fortress

Mr Brown should stick to what he’s good at Continue reading

Friday, May 7, 2004 in Reviews

Modeling XML Applications with UML

An excellent book covering an important niche Continue reading

Saturday, April 3, 2004 in Agile & Architecture, Reviews

More Secrets of Consuting

Very good, but a harder read than “Secrets” Continue reading

Tuesday, March 9, 2004 in Reviews

The Secrets of Consulting

One of the most important books for any consultant Continue reading

Modelling an Enterprise Data Architecture

A new approach, based on UML, for modelling the real complexity of Enterprise Data Architecture Continue reading

Saturday, December 6, 2003 in Agile & Architecture, My Publications, Thoughts on the World