Category: Architecture

Using a maintenance architect »

By bfwebster on Jul 25, 2008 in Architecture, Articles, Baseline, Main, Maintenance, Management | 0 Comments

My lastest Baseline column is up, in which I argue that setting up one or more maintenance architects within an enterprise can help reduce maintenance costs while at the same time providing a training path for chief software architects. Let me know what you think.
Sorry for the lack of postings here; I’ve actually been busy [...]

Pitfall: Not recognizing the politics of architecture »

By bfwebster on Apr 15, 2008 in Architecture, Books, Main, PMSE, Patterns, Politics, Software engineering | 0 Comments

[From Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering by Bruce F. Webster (forthcoming)]
CATEGORIES: political, architectural, managerial
While discussing the challenges of software development with Taligent trainer Tom Affinito back in the mid-1990s, I mentioned — citing Fred Brooks — the need for a chief architect. Tom immediately responded, “Yes, and ultimately architecture is a political act.”
That observation has [...]