Category Archives: Software Architecture

Talk: Adaptable Design Up Front (slides + video)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

Last week I was invited to talk at the IASA eSummit on Architecture for Agile Software Development. My talk tries to answer the question: “How much Design Up Front should be done in an Agile project?” I present my approach … Continue reading →

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Resource Adaptive Software Systems

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) in Israel organized a special event about Adaptive Software Systems. We invited Tom Mueck to give a talk about “Resource Adaptive Software Systems”. Title: Resource Adaptive Software Systems Abstract: DARPA issued an announcement about … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Event Sourcing

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) in Israel organized a special event about Adaptive Software Systems. We invited Vladik Khononov to give a talk about “Introduction to Event Sourcing”. Title: Introduction to Event Sourcing Abstract: Event sourcing is a pattern … Continue reading →

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Antifragile Software Design

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) in Israel organized a special event about Adaptive Software Systems. I was glad to be invited to give a talk about “Antifragile Software Design”. Title: Antifragile Software Design Abstract: The concept of Antifragility was … Continue reading →

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Manifesto for Adaptable Software Development

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

We believe that the activities in the left are required to face the challenges of modern software development. Experimentation instead of Specification Evolution instead of Implementation Adaptation instead of Modification Extension instead of Growth Perhaps the activities in the right … Continue reading →

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The SOLID Principles Illustrated by Design Patterns

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

The Clean Code Alliance in Israel organized a special event about the SOLID Principles of Object-Oriented Design. I was glad to be invited to give a talk about “The SOLID Principles Illustrated by Design Patterns”. My friend Eyal Golan also … Continue reading →

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Rotem Hermon on Change Driven Design

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Hayim Makabee

At the last meeting of the TLV Software Architecture Meetup, Rotem Hermon, VP Architecture at Gigya, gave a very interesting talk about “Change Driven Design”. Title: Coding Changes Abstract: Every developer knows that the only constant thing is change, and every … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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