In a recent article, Gregor Hohpe asks “Is SOA Like Drunk Driving?” In our attempts to address the shortcomings of component-based development have we “swung too far” and introduced new problems?
One recent experience suggests to me that we may well be at risk of this. Read about my first experience of Web Service development and judge for yourself: have we thrown the baby out with the bath-water?
Another good article published in the Microsoft Architecture Journal: If you don’t fully understand what a Weblog (or “Blog”) is, how it works, or what it may mean to you and your business, then this is for you. The first Continue reading
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
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
The business equivalents of expansion capabilities like the spare slots in a desktop PC Continue reading
An implementation of a Diff algorithm in VB.NET, with various techniques to improve performance Continue reading
A consideration of how an architect should handle complex or chaotic behaviour, using the Cynefin framework Continue reading
Some useful Domain-Specific Languages I have developed or discovered Continue reading
Is IT architecture about “hidden plumbing” or “visible design” delivered to users? Continue reading
A tounge in cheek look at how addictive architecture and design work can be Continue reading
A new approach, based on UML, for modelling the real complexity of Enterprise Data Architecture Continue reading
A simple analytical approach to combine the effects of multiple risk factors Continue reading
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