2010
International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2010 has posted its papers.
The International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2010 has posted its papers.
Free Software Engineering Institute Webinar Serves as Software Architecture Primer
The Software Engineering Institute is doing a free webinar on Software Architecture. It is on Thursday, July 8, at 1 p.m. EDT.
Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010 Book Review
This is a pretty sweet book. There are a ton of features in Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010. This book does a great job of covering all of them that are related to Application Lifecycle Management.
Applied Software Product Line Engineering Book Review
The authors of this book represent an all-star lineup of the best of the best in the Software Product Line Engineering (SPLE) field. They do a great job of providing a snapshot of the current SPLE best practices in the industry today....
2009
Introduction to the SEI Framework for Software Product Line Practice Webinar
You can now register for the second of three webinars in a three-part series on Software Product Line Management.
New Webinar Series on Software Product Lines has started
The first in a series of 3 Webinars on Software Product Lines is available to watch on line.
The Process of Software Architecting Book Review
If you are involved in software development in anyway, you should read this book. It is the story of how it is supposed to be.
Software and Systems Requirements Engineering In Practice
This little book is packed with sound advice.
Thinking in Systems Book Review
I recommend this book to anyone that wants a little more logic in their thought life. I really does put a new perspective on things.
Top 10 Architecture Mistakes Podcast and Presentation
Top 10 architecture mistakes made and the solutions to fix them.
Enterprise Architect 7.5 beta 1 Available
This major release includes a huge number of new features, enhancements and performance boosters. In addition, three new Enterprise Architect editions featuring advanced code generation from executable UML models, bundled tools and technology frameworks provide a powerful, cost-effective solution for advanced business, systems and software development.....
Architecting Software Intensive Systems: A Practitioners Guide Book Review
This book does an excellent job of introducing the reader to the soft skills needed to succeed as a software architect.....
2008
New Learning Resources for the Software and System Architect
There are a lot of new learning resources available for the Software and System Architect. I have gathered some of the best together.
Environmental Constraints, Business Requirements, and Implementation Details
Environmental constraints often play a big part in an application's architecture. Although we like to pretend the slate is wide open with possibilities for implementing users requests, it would be naïve to ignore the technical, political, and user environment constraints always present on any decent size project....
Living for Hope in Fear of the F Bomb
Einstein said it: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 4.0 Released
MOF 4.0 is practical guidance for IT organizations contained in a set of 23 documents. With this release, MOF now reflects a single, comprehensive IT service lifecycle—it helps IT professionals connect service management principles to everyday IT tasks and activities and ensures alignment between IT and the business.
The delusions of an unreal deadline and its deliverables.
Using deadlines as an excuse to skip doing proper architecture and design is just that, an excuse. It is not a reason.
2007
Microsoft Office Visio 2007 WBS Modeler
Although I never use Visio anymore, I found this tool pretty cool. It adds a new dimension to those giant project plans my project managers like to create.
