Category Archives: architecture

Creating a Partnership Between the PM and the Architect

  Udi has a great post, Money?! Schedule?! But I

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An Attempt at Pictures for Implement by Feature vs. Architecture

  Joshua asked me to clarify what I meant by implementing by architecture. Here’s my picture-story. When a team implements by architecture, they tend to be functionally-based teams implementing across the architecture. See . When a team implements by feature, … Continue reading

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Architect as Consultant?

  Given the thoughtful comments on Architects Must Write Code and Testing Design, I’m wondering if some of the difference in our beliefs stem from our perceptions of the architect’s role. I see the architect as the technical lead who … Continue reading

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Testing Design

  In Architects Must Write Code, several architects responded that I was too prescriptive (I’m summarizing their comments). Maybe. But I don’t think so. I’m in a nice hotel, where things just don’t work completely right. Yes, the hotel is … Continue reading

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Architects Must Write Code

  I had the opportunity to read Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World. The book has 45 tip to help developers become agile. And, it’s clear that Venkat and Andy know the problems of becoming an … Continue reading

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Requirements and Architecture

  If you haven’t read Joel Spolsky’s entry on office architecture stop and read that first. Finally, an office in which people can successfully work alone andwith other people — and who don’t have to worry about keeping their voices … Continue reading

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