Feb 24, 2022
One of the most amusing anti-patterns is the one known as "make everyone happy." The funny thing is that it never does. Instead, it points us to an old bit of wisdom that you end up pleasing no one when you try to please everyone. Put more simply; you cannot have more than one master. If this seems familiar, we have...
Feb 22, 2022
The series switches gears to look at anti-patterns. We start with the mother of all anti-patterns, architecture by implication. Any time we have a pattern that includes assumptions, success is a challenge. Looking ahead, the next several episodes will explore familiar anti-pattern names. We will find that many...
Feb 17, 2022
We wrap up our patterns focus with the space-based pattern. This is also known as cloud architecture. We will see how this approach allows us to break out the solution into components suited for scaling. We solve the problem of scalability in architecture instead of tools.
The Space-Based Pattern Defined
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Feb 15, 2022
We come to one of the best patterns for breaking a big problem down into bite-sized pieces. The microservices architecture pattern is a perfect fit. The objective is to farm out work to one or more services that are small and well-defined. This pattern is one that has grown in popularity and is often seen in Cloud...
Feb 10, 2022
The focus of this episode on software architecture patterns is the microkernel pattern. It is a common way to build on core technology without the need for future design. Once the plugin interface is defined, the sky is the limit for enhancements and upgrades. You do all of this without impacting that core.