Author Archives: Hayim Makabee

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About Hayim Makabee

Veteran software developer, enthusiastic programmer, author of a book on Object-Oriented Programming, co-founder and CEO at KashKlik, an innovative Influencer Marketing platform.

Do SOLID design principles make code slow?

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

This week one of the readers of my blog asked me this question: “Do SOLID design principles make code slow?” I think this is a very interesting question, which I have already encountered several times during my 20 years as … Continue reading →

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Finding your purpose in life

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

How to find your purpose in life? The Venn diagram below has appeared several times on the social networks I use. In my opinion it is very interesting and makes me think, so I would like to share it with … Continue reading →

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IASA IL Workshop: Philippe Kruchten on Managing Technical Debt

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

The first activity of IASA Israel in the year of 2015 was a full-day workshop by Prof. Philippe Kruchten on “Managing Technical Debt”. The workshop was highly interactive with many questions from the audience. Prof. Kruchten covered the subject of … Continue reading →

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Helping new immigrants to find a job in Israel

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

This month I had the pleasure to give a talk to a group of young new immigrants. Immigration to Israel is called Aliyah, and the new immigrants are called Olim. I am a volunteer at the Gvahim organization which has the goal … Continue reading →

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Conference Talk: Hayim Makabee on the Role of the Software Architect

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

During the First Israeli Conference on Software Architecture, Hayim Makabee gave a talk about “The Role of the Software Architect”. Title: The Role of the Software Architect Abstract: In this talk Hayim will present the practical aspects of the role of … Continue reading →

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Conference Talk: Dani Mannes on Agile Software Architecture

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

During the First Israeli Conference on Software Architecture, Dani Mannes gave a talk about “Agile Software Architecture”. Title: Agile Software Architecture Abstract: It is still very common to use different techniques and processes at the system engineering and at the software … Continue reading →

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Conference Talk: Joseph Yoder on “Taming Big Balls of Mud with Diligence, Agile Practices, and Hard Work”

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

During the First Israeli Conference on Software Architecture, our invited keynote speaker Joseph Yoder gave a talk about “Taming Big Balls of Mud with Diligence, Agile Practices, and Hard Work”. Title: Taming Big Balls of Mud with Diligence, Agile Practices, and … Continue reading →

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Conference Talk: Lior Bar-On on “The Five Expertise Areas of an Architect”

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

During the First Israeli Conference on Software Architecture, Lior Bar-On gave a talk about “The Five Expertise Areas of an Architect”. Title: The Five Expertise Areas of an Architect Abstract: Architect is an ambiguous role, for an ambiguous craftsmanship. Over the years … Continue reading →

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Conference Talk: Tomer Peretz on “Ensuring Software Alignment”

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

Last week at the Twentieth International Conference of the Israel Society for Quality in Tel-Aviv, Tomer Peretz gave a talk about “Ensuring Software Alignment”. Title: Ensuring Software Alignment Abstract:  Knowing where to allocate the project resources is the one of the key … Continue reading →

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Conference Talk: Dr. Amir Tomer on “Extracting Quality Scenarios from Functional Scenarios”

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Hayim Makabee

This week at the Twentieth International Conference of the Israel Society for Quality in Tel-Aviv, Dr. Amir Tomer gave a talk about “Extracting Quality Scenarios from Functional Scenarios”. Title: Extracting Quality Scenarios from Functional Scenarios Abstract:  Requirements specifications usually focus on the … Continue reading →

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