Geek, agilista, blogger, codefella, serial reader. In the daylight - I navigate & lead software engineering. #lean #design #aws #elixir #analytics. I speak here for myself only.
The idea of decomposing application into layers (logical vertical split) or tiers (physical vertical split) isn't new - it's bread'n'butter of systems architecture. Reasons for such a split are still the same (as they were in 90s, 80s & beyond): * to reduce...
The prose of life Test automation ain't trivial & there are several reasons for that, including: * need for scalable structure (hierarchy, naming, etc.) * dealing with dependencies (coupling) * insufficient speed of execution affecting dev agility * shared resources impairing isolation * inertia of data (incl. configuration, parameterization, etc.) But there are...
There's one thing that freaks me about agile adoption in large enterprises. WAIT. NO. There's one thing that particularly freaks me about agile adoption in large enterprises: Full conviction that it can be done only in a top-down way It has to be a shift in...
I can't recall precisely when I've heard about Conway's Law [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law] for the first time - most likely because it has left me unimpressed. > "Organizations which design systems ... are constrained to produce designs which are...
My favourite on-line collaboration tool - Slack [http://slackhq.com/] - has just published its Windows client [http://slackhq.com/post/113969353750/slack-for-windows]. Until now it was available via web browser & on mobile (I am using Android client). It sounds like a great opportunity to elaborate a bit about...
I do a lot of work in Financial Services nowadays. Taking part in projects is one thing, sharing opinions & discussing visions with plethora of people who do the same is very important as well - they provide a lot of insight that is not necessarily aligned with what I...
