Software, research, and leadership
Stuff has started mysteriously disappearing from my desktop. I had installed Fences, so thought that was the culprit, and uninstalled it. But the problem keeps happening, and it turns out that Windows 7 is causing my pain. Windows runs a weekly maintenance task that deletes all your shortcuts if it thinks you have more than …
What is software architecture? There have been many definitions. Here’s mine. First let’s consider some of the earlier definitions. SEI has a huge collection of definitions on its website, including “classic” definitions, bibliographic definitions (stops in 1996?), “modern” definitions, and definitions submitted from the community. Perry and Wolf (1992) have perhaps the most classic definition, …
After a busy year, I’ve finally had a holiday. Mostly at home, but we also went to the spectacular Jenolan Caves for a couple of days. Before I head back to work again, I’ve time to start another beer. It’s been more than six months since my last batch (which worked out OK, but has …