In a previous blogpost, we explored a concept and mindset of how to build bridges between systems (and teams) in agile development environments. The proposed way has its pros and cons but is a convenient way for smooth and rapid PoC and MVP development. However, just mocking something locally (on your own machine), is not […]
Building bridges is hard In a world where everybody builds distributed system (in a small scale: for microservice-based systems; in a larger scale for a global market) and time to market is a key success factor, we face the challenges of parallel development and synchronization across teams and products. While agile frameworks like SCRUM address […]
As software engineers in fast-paced projects we risk getting overwhelmed by huge workloads and deadlines. Usually, the work is fun and that is why we can cope with it over longer periods, but we need moments to breath and think about other things. I do not want to talk about general work-life balance here. I […]
As IT consultants, we try to solve problems on a daily basis. This is our normal workload, our daily business. But this is not our only duty, we need to keep up with the technical evolution, we need to learn continuously to satisfy our customers. This is why we read about new things in blogs, […]
Software development is hard. Sure, there are things that can make your live easier (e.g. Containers or ubiquitous language), but sadly there is "No Silver Bullet" as Frederick P. Brooks Jr. concludes in this 16-pager. With our advance in technology, development becomes easier and faster. But some things may not bring the redemption we hoped […]
As data-driven and AI-first applications are on the advance, we extend our best practices for DevOps and agile development with new concepts and tools. The corresponding buzz words would be continuous intelligence and continuous delivery for machine learning (CD4ML). For our current project, we researched, tried different approaches and build a proof of concept for […]
I went to a great session about CQRS, Event Sourcing and domain-driven Design (DDD) on the Software Architecture Summit. The speaker Golo Roden (@goloroden) did a fantastic job selling these concepts to his audience with a great storytelling approach. He explained why CQRS, Event Sourcing and DDD fit together perfectly while replicating the www.nevercompletedgame.com for […]
Surely, you’ve heard the fairytales from microservices and monoliths. Or on a similar note, the tales about distributed (big) balls of mud from people like Simon Brown. Usually these posts point out what goes wrong and how unexperienced teams go for a "hype-driven/tunnel-vision architecture". But how do you actually cut microservices? How do you design […]
What distinguishes a junior developer from a senior and the senior from a software architect? This is a commonly asked question and there are plenty of very good sources out there. One argument can be found on every blog post about this topic: a junior mostly makes small decisions and consumes knowledge. With the level […]
Azure Cosmos DB Working with Azure Cosmos DB usually is a pleasure. The initial setup process is fast and easy, working with documents very intuitive and once you go to production you don’t encounter any scaling barriers. It might not be the cheapest database out there, but you get what you pay for.