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• Exploring quality in software architecture

  Strength, utility and beauty. Here we will be exploring a number of the traditional “ilities” of software architecture and seeing how they can be related to these three architectural qualities. Read More... Posted 19 October 2007 00:39 by john.rayner | 1 Comments Filed under: Technical Architect Role, Architecture

• What makes a good (software) architecture

  EDIT: I became a SharpFellow and so this blog post has moved Lately I've been investigating software architecture with regard to how it can impact on an agile development project. I recently read ( here ) a very short list that resonated really powerfully Read More... Posted 11 September 2007 23:30 by john.rayner | 2 Comments Filed under: Technical Architect Role, Architecture

• An architect is like ... Polyfilla

  EDIT: I became a SharpFellow and so this blog post has moved A colleague insisted that everyone knows what an architect does. More by nature of a comparison than from wanting to assume the label of "architect", I said "Well, what I do when I join a team Read More... Posted 27 November 2006 16:57 by john.rayner | 0 Comments Filed under: Technical Architect Role

• An Architect as a creator of structure

  EDIT: I became a SharpFellow and so this blog post has moved Continuing my recent musings about what defines an architect, I came across this great post from Jon Boxall , a fellow Conchangite (or is it Conchangian?). It's a bit tongue-in-cheek, but his Read More... Posted 01 August 2006 09:17 by john.rayner | 0 Comments Filed under: Technical Architect Role

• An Architect as a hygiene factor

  EDIT: I became a SharpFellow and so this blog post has moved I was in a sprint review meeting today and I had a slot to present the architecture which I'd designed on a new project. The CEO was in the presentation and as soon as the title page came up, Read More... Posted 28 July 2006 16:28 by john.rayner | 1 Comments Filed under: Technical Architect Role