Reading about it in the new edition of the German Typo3 Magazine TN3 I had a look at hype! for AIR news. I found a post about a Firebug-like tool available for AIR development, called Adobe AIR HTML/Javascript Application Introspector (scroll to middle of the page). I’m a fan of Firebug, so I gave it… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2008
My Valued Architect, I don't Understand What You're Talking About :-(
The architect tries to limit project risks. So, she uses future-proofed designs containing abstractions. This can help to reduce maintenance efforts. But, presenting such designs to developers, you may be surprised by bad attitude: “This is too complex to implement”. Developers need simple designs for fast coding. Are you behind the eight ball then?… Continue Reading
The Mission of a Software Architect
I read Steven Devijver’s The YAGNI Argument (You Ain’t Gonna Need It) and found a link to one of Martin Fowler’s IEEE articles Who needs an Architect? in it. What I didn’t know was that this article was 5 years old and was impressed by how up to date the statements were. It led me… Continue Reading