Architecture

Introducing the A-* Stack

There are so many frameworks, architectural styles, tool stacks from which to choose. Perhaps, there are too many. Yet none of them are able to solve all...

0 replies - 3027 views - 06/04/08 by Aslam Khan in Articles

Top 10 SOA Pitfalls: #10 - Not Invented Here syndrome

At Xebia we are involved in quite a number of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) projects, from small to big. In that capacity we see a lot of good stuff...

0 replies - 5962 views - 06/02/08 by vpartington in News

12 Things You Should Know About REST and WOA

There have been a number of interesting tracts written lately about that increasingly popular topic in the world of SOA and Web services: REST.

0 replies - 2863 views - 04/09/08 by Dion Hinchcliffe in Articles

Future of Architecture: The Template

I remember like it was yesterday the day I was sitting at my desk back in 2005, watching the now famous Ruby on Rails screencast on how to create a blog in 15...

2 replies - 4148 views - 04/07/08 by Steven Devijver in News

Architect's Dilemma: Designing Up-Front?

Do you ever feel that sometimes designing up-front makes sense? Does it feel like a more organized, more controllable way of working? Does it ever make sense...

6 replies - 1526 views - 02/15/08 by Steven Devijver in News

The YAGNI Argument (You Ain't Gonna Need It)

One of the biggest challenges for any architect to overcome is the YAGNI argument - You Ain't Gonna Need It. YAGNI says: there may be value in having this...

2 replies - 2524 views - 02/14/08 by Steven Devijver in News