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The Myth of Emergent Design and the Big Ball of Mud
Software developers following Agile methodologies often ask themselves how to adapt the traditional Design phase to an iterative software lifecycle. The basic question is how much design should be done before starting the implementation. There seems to be a consensus … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptable Design, Agile, Refactoring, Software Architecture, Software Evolution
Tagged ADUF, Agile, Architecture, Evolution, Refactoring
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Meta-Decisions: Agreeing on the criteria before discussing the alternatives
In a working environment, meetings may consume lots of time. In general, the goal of meetings is to make decisions based on the input provided by several people. There are normally many different ways to solve a problem or address … Continue reading
Adaptable Designs for Agile Software Evolution
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin Big Design Up Front (BDUF) is considered a very bad … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptable Design, Agile, Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Software Evolution
Tagged ADUF, Agile, Architecture, Design Patterns, Evolution
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Outliers? The Myth of the 10,000 Hours Rule
Following the “Outliers” book by Malcom Gladwell, some people are convinced that if they “just” invest 10,000 hours in something they will become really good at it. I think that this is not always the case. I don’t believe any … Continue reading
A Social Watching Experience for Yahoo! Connected TV
Connected TV is one of Yahoo!’s most innovative products. The basic idea is that your TV set should be as smart as other devices such as your smartphone or your tablet. In other words, the Connected TV is always connected … Continue reading
On Developer Wisdom and Software Quality Attributes
What is wisdom? In order to answer this question, we will look into some ancient Jewish texts. From the Talmud (Tamid 32A), compiled 1500 years ago: “Who is wise? He who discerns what is about to come to pass.” In … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Efficacy, Jewish Sources, Software Evolution
Tagged Agile, Efficacy, Evolution, Jewish
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My first computer, 30 years ago…
So we have reached the year 2013, and this reminds me of my first computer, which I got in 1983, or 30 years ago. It was a Brazilian CP-500, compatible with the original TRS-80 model III. It had 64K of … Continue reading
IASA IL meeting with Prof. Rick Kazman
The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) in Israel organized a special event with the participation of Prof. Rick Kazman, who talked about ”The Metropolis Model for Software Development”. Dr. Rick Kazman is a Professor at the University of Hawaii … Continue reading
On Information Hiding and Encapsulation
This month I participated in IBM Haifa’s Programming Languages and Software Engineering (PLSE) Seminar. There I had the opportunity to have lunch with David Parnas, one of the world pioneers in the field of Software Engineering. Parnas is the father … Continue reading
Three rules to keep your sanity: Avoiding trouble on Facebook
Facebook is a wonderful tool for communication. It allows you to keep in touch with people whom otherwise you would have lost contact completely. It’s great to have news from our old friends and to see pictures from relatives who live … Continue reading
