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(Architect == Glue) == True;

posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:44 AM by mitchell
I was having a conversation with a buddy of mine today, and we got on the subject of what the role of an architect really is (as we usually do). After some conversation (and good food), we came to the realization that the role of the architect, fundamentally, Read More
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Leadership is Seduction

posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:50 AM by mitchell
"Managers push, leaders pull. Managers use punishments and rewards, structure, process, deadlines, and milestones to get things done. And it all works, but it isn’t leadership. As a leader, think of yourself differently: you seduce. You tantalize with Read More
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Butting Heads with the Head Buts: Innovation and Generic Implementations

posted Friday, January 25, 2008 12:09 PM by mitchell
I'd like to coin a new word, genericization, mostly because it's fun to say, but it's hard not to go back and try and correct that red squiggly line. Anyway, I didn't really want to talk about new words and automatic spell-checking. What I really want Read More
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What is an Architect?

posted Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:42 PM by mitchell
Ted Neward, over on the Architecture Blog, has an excellent post on this very subject, Hard Questions on Architects. In it, an email writer queries whether or not architects should be facilitative or restrictive. Like all good architects, Ted answers Read More
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Just Enough Process: Trademark Violation!

posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:45 AM by mitchell
Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz stole my idea! Well, not really, but he does talk about something that my colleagues and I have discussed for quite some time....sort of. In his latest post, If You Build It....Will They Come?, Arnon discusses BDUF (Big Design Read More
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Sequence Diagram Generator

posted Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:29 AM by mitchell
I don't know about you...but I absolutely dislike drawing out this documentation by hand. So, let me tell you that I was pleasantly surprised to see this Sequence Diagram Generator from Nauman Leghari's blog. After waiting an interminable amount of time Read More
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Developer Inertia: Specialization is for Insects

posted Monday, December 11, 2006 8:13 PM by mitchell
With a nod to my recent quotes post from Robert Heinlein, we've been having this discussion (I call it a discussion; it's more like random sniping) at work. The question, of course, is whether or not we should encourage or promote specializaton amongst Read More
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Custom vs. Customizable

posted Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:04 AM by mitchell
I'm currently working on an application to make online reporting a little more standardized and deliverable from both an IT and business perspective. What's really interesting is the pushback I am receiving, from both sides, because of the perceived attempt Read More
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Responsibilities of a Software Architect

posted Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:02 AM by mitchell
Although the site (Software Architectures) appears to lean more towards the waterfall type SDLC, it has some excellent resources. I just finished reading the Responsibilities of a Software Architect. It's a short article, but the most interesting part Read More
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