Category Archives: Design

In the beginning..

Ok, so it’s been a while since I paid any attention to this blog – not that I have nothing to say, but rather that I couldn’t decide what demands the most attention. I also want to ease up on the hostility expressed in a number of previous posts, as there’s probably enough people complaining [...]

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The Return of the Architect

When designing a software architecture it is important to maintain a focus on the problem you are trying to solve. Without this focus you will most likely diverge from the original goals, resulting in a solution that may not represent the best approach to solving the problem at hand. Often is the case that JEE [...]

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Every man and his blog

If there is one thing in abundance in software development it is opinions. From which technology to use (languages, frameworks, libraries, etc.), to architectural design (everyone’s an architect!), to the user interface layout, it is never hard to find opinions.
One thing that is rare however, is a firm grasp on reality when it comes to [...]

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Future-proofing Software

In the search for methodologies and patterns that help to build better quality software, we find that our methods continue to evolve at a blistering pace. Whether its the leap from procedural to object-oriented design, or the difference between the waterfall and prototyping approaches, all share the common goal of building robust, complex software systems. [...]

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