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Building High-Quality Software

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If you start catching bugs early, it will save you tons of time fixing them later.nn> Design reviewnnIt’s a very powerful tool when used in a good way. I really like what one of the smartest people with whom I worked said: “A good design is a design where you can see the code”. You may think that you know how the system works.

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10 talks to look for at the 2018 O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference in London

O'Reilly Software

From chaos architecture to event streaming to leading teams, the O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference offers a unique depth and breadth of content. We received more than 200 abstracts for talks for the 2018 O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference in London—on both expected and surprising topics.

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How architecture evolves into strategy

O'Reilly Software

It's a given that we must design a system, including a local software architecture, that actually runs, that is "solid." This is supported in real terms through standards and consistent application of conventions, both in the information architecture (i.e., It must be useful, have utility. Solid doesn't mean inflexible.

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Domain Services: The Next (small) Evolution of Microservices

Strategic Tech

The microservices era has been good for software architecture. A domain service builds on the basic definition of a microservice: it’s a loosely-coupled, independently deployable element of software architecture which is owned by a single team. A common question in designing a domain is “how big should a domain be?”

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Miro…. For In-person Talks and Workshops?

Strategic Tech

At NDC Porto 2022, I teamed up with Maxime Sanglan-Charlier to run our 2 hour software architecture-themed workshop. How we prepared the room at NDC Porto just before the workshop started The workshop involves reviewing pre-made canvases and identifying design problems and suggesting improvements. albeit a few annoyances, too.

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Tasktop Viz launch – DevOps Enterprise Summit 2019 – Day Two Recap

Tasktop

Scott Havens, Senior Director of Engineering at Mode Operandi, highlighted the benefits of event-based systems over legacy approaches, and how software architecture should be just as beautiful as the clothes on sale. Just look at how ugly that service-oriented architecture is!” Compliance doesn’t need to scary, stressed Levins.

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Should We Create a Shared Service? A Decision-making Checklist

Strategic Tech

One of the key decisions we need to make in software architecture and in our organisations is when and where to create shared services and organise teams to build them. Shared services aren’t all fun and games, however. Creating a shared dependency can boost the productivity of downstream teams.