Category Archives: Thoughts on the World

Enterprise Architecture Design and the Integrated Architecture Framework

I’ve recently been catching up on the Microsoft Architecture Journal. This is an occasional MS publication, which can be downloaded from the .NET Architecture Center. It’s got a lot of good articles, with a software architecture and process focus. Of … Continue reading →

Tuesday, March 8, 2005 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

Blogger Me!

My blog is now fully live. My Thoughts on the World, and the articles in AgileArchitect.org, are now available via an RSS feed. For the technically inclined, I’ve built my blog using a combination of VB.NET, Active Server Pages, and … Continue reading →

Monday, March 7, 2005 in Code & Development, Thoughts on the World

Business Flexibility

The business equivalents of expansion capabilities like the spare slots in a desktop PC Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

A Fast Diff Algorithm

An implementation of a Diff algorithm in VB.NET, with various techniques to improve performance Continue reading →

Monday, February 21, 2005 in Code & Development, My Publications, Thoughts on the World

Architects – Masters of Order and Unorder?

A consideration of how an architect should handle complex or chaotic behaviour, using the Cynefin framework Continue reading →

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

Domain-Specific Modelling Techniques

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

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

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

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

Combining Risk Factors

A simple analytical approach to combine the effects of multiple risk factors Continue reading →

Thursday, September 25, 2003 in Agile & Architecture, Code & Development, Thoughts on the World

Modelling Change in Enterprise IT

Two simple techniques to model change in an enterprise’s IT portfolio over time Continue reading →

Friday, August 15, 2003 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

A Square Peg, and Only Round Holes

Musings on whether an architect can fit neatly anywhere in a traditional IT organisation hierarchy Continue reading →

Wednesday, July 9, 2003 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World