Tech Radar Vol 27
A new version of the Tech Radar is available, and we introduce and react to it. Find it here: https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar
Architecture
The Origin Story of Model-View-Controller
Model View Controller is a design pattern very utilized nowadays. But do you know where it comes from? And did you know that it was first used on a large scale in 1970s? Watch this deep dive into the history of MVC, starting from a Quora answer by Alan Kay. In doing so, you will
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Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Mobile, DevOps, Software craft and more
The 5th edition of I T.A.K.E Unconference, the only technology agnostic event in Central and Eastern Europe, is taking place in Bucharest, Romania, 11-12 May. With a line-up of more than 30 international speakers, 6 keynotes, 6 parallel tracks, a technical Open Space and many opportunities for coding, the event brings together top-notch software crafters who lead the change in
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Technical strategy in practice: a developer’s view
Doing your job as a software developer is not limited to writing code and attending meetings. It should also include keeping in sync with your company’s technical strategy. It may not be that obvious, but a developer should know what the technical strategy of the product is, why it needs a plan at all and
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Do We Need Architecture when Doing Agile or Lean?
Let’s say you start an agile project. You identify the requirements, write them down as user stories, define your releases, setup the infrastructure. Are you ready to start sprinting? Before we can answer, let’s try adding in more context. I see two different situations: 1. You have one team that will build an application starting
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Raising the Bar At SoCraTes UK
“As aspiring Software Crafters we are raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft.” The Manifesto for Software Craft I am very glad to be one of the 70 developers and testers who attended the SoCraTes UK unconference. We were all hoping to work together towards the
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Rebecca Wirfs-Brock – Interview with Alex Bolboaca on Architecture, Design, Smalltalk and Programming
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock decided to give us an interview on more topics. She will be a speaker at I T.A.K.E. Unconference, Bucharest, 30-31 May 2013. During this video she explains the main reasons why she likes this event: the open space and the fact that it is a coding conference. Another topic of the interview is
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock: About Agile
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock is having a discussion with Alex Bolboaca about Agile. She says that Agile existed long before it had a name, as a set of values. Rebecca has been using the Agile principles for Software Architecture and Design.
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Rebecca Wirfs-Brock: How much architecture and design should a programmer know
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock in a discussion with Alex Bolboaca about how much Architecture and Design should programmers know.
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Rebecca Wirfs-Brock:What Should an Architect Do (Video)
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock explains what a Software Architect should do, but mostly what a Software Architect should NOT do. Rebecca will be teaching Agile Architecture Workshop: An Incremental Approach. By the way, Rebecca is coming to I T.A.K.E Unconference 2013. See why she chose to come in this video.
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