I’ve been musing lately on why we in IT insist on forgetting so much valuable knowledge. I don’t know whether it’s because of our youth-obsessed culture and our focus on the newest and best, because of our tendency to prioritise on-the-job over traditional learning, or whether there’s simply too much in the “architect’s book of knowledge” (ABOK), and we all have to focus on the new to keep up.
I explore two very different examples: the value of understanding RS232 in this 3G+ world, and some recent discussions on service reliability, both of which can be resolved using some quite old knowledge…. (Read More…)
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Instead of binary accept/reject assessments, here’s a way for an architect to record his true feelings Continue reading →
I just thought I’d share with you one of my birthday presents today. This is wonderful 🙂 Just a shame that I no longer have my purple Porsche 🙁 Continue reading →
Friday, March 16, 2007 in
Thoughts on the World
A paper on Agile Architecture which brings together many of my ideas for the first time Continue reading →
Just in case you haven’t already seen it…. Why you need architects, in song and dance. Enjoy! Continue reading →
I am looking for one of my clients into how costs can be reduced, or quality increased, by increasing the extent to which testing is automated. As a first step, I am trying to develop a comprehensive list of test Continue reading →
If anyone is interested in hearing more about my views on architecture, and how agile methods apply to the work of the architect, please sign up for the 2006 Enterprise Architecture Conference in London in June. I’m presenting a paper Continue reading →
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