http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/ Vijay Narayanan blogs about software design from several perspectives - SOA,BPM, messaging, systematic reuse, agility, and architecture. en Copyright 2011 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:00:08 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Here area set of ideas, candidate assets if you will, of reusable software capabilities for your business processes. Please don't take these as capabilities you have to build from scratch. Instead, view them as part of your overall BPM software... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/16_candidate_reusable_capabili.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/16_candidate_reusable_capabili.php software design Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:00:08 -0500 vijay Posted an episode on building contract-first service capabilities at the reuse podcast series:Download file... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/building_contract-first_servic.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/building_contract-first_servic.php SOA Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:44:46 -0500 vijay Enterprise software systems have several needs one of which is supportability. It is critical that your system is supportable in the production environment. Teams that start thinking about supportability during the last stage of a development cycle or when transitioning... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/service_capabilities_need_to_a.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/service_capabilities_need_to_a.php SOA Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:14:42 -0500 vijay In the hectic routines of projects and deadlines it is easy to ignore reuse. After all, we are delivering code, features, and churning out applications - aren't we? May be you are waiting for the right time to start and... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/10_signs_your_team_needs_syste.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/11/10_signs_your_team_needs_syste.php software design Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:08:07 -0500 vijay Introduce an abstraction API when integrating with a BPM solution. Why do I say that? Several reasons: Good software design practice to bind to an interface as opposed to an implementation. So individual applications won't be directly coupled with an... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/build_an_abstraction_api_for_b.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/build_an_abstraction_api_for_b.php BPM Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:36:14 -0500 vijay Have you ever been part of a project where the technology choices, design decisions, and even low-level implementation details are determined prior to understanding the project's business goals? BPM engines are like other technologies - they are a tool in... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/understand_business_goals_befo.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/understand_business_goals_befo.php BPM Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:01:01 -0500 vijay Posted an episode on the disadvantages of pursuing a code-first approach to building service capabilities at the reuse podcast series:Download file Episode Highlights: Most development environments provide tools for generating WSDL contracts using annotations or platform-specific tools. Existing classes can... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/disadvantages_of_building_serv.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/disadvantages_of_building_serv.php SOA Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:36:07 -0500 vijay The data services product line is a suite of data services that can include services across customer, account, product, pricing, and document data domains providing several capabilities for several internal applications. The suite of services can act as the single... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/building_a_data_services_produ.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/building_a_data_services_produ.php SOA Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:58:05 -0500 vijay This is a continuation of the earlier post on design techniques when refactoring legacy systems. This post talks about backward compatibility and Keep backward compatibility in mind If there is one thing that is tricky about refactoring legacy assets it... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/design_techniques_when_refacto.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/design_techniques_when_refacto.php SOA Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:28:41 -0500 vijay Posted an episode on building reusable service capabilities as part of SOA initiatives at the reuse podcast series:Download file... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/building_reusable_service_capa.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/10/building_reusable_service_capa.php messaging Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:03:00 -0500 vijay Many SOA initiatives leverage legacy capabilities when building new services. It is important to ensure legacy services are examined before leveraging them as-is. Here are some design techniques that I use when reviewing and refactoring legacy assets. Loosen the tight... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/design_factors_when_refactorin.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/design_factors_when_refactorin.php SOA Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:55:51 -0500 vijay You are itching to board the SOA bus. Hold on a bit though because it is easy to get lost in the hype and miss the real point i.e. generation of business value. So here are 5 tips before you... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/5_tips_before_you_embark_on_so.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/5_tips_before_you_embark_on_so.php SOA Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:13:12 -0500 vijay Many SOA solutions consist of integrating applications, services, and backend processes to fulfill business requirements. You can design these solutions for the absolute best case and you are sure to get disappointed in production. A more prudent approach is, as... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/reducing_integration_risks.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/reducing_integration_risks.php software design Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:30:58 -0500 vijay Posted an episode on enterprise data services and how they help with systematic reuse and master data management (MDM) initiatives at the reuse podcast series:Download file... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/enterprise_data_services_-_pod.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/enterprise_data_services_-_pod.php BPM Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:26:51 -0500 vijay Too many projects wait till the very end to think about supportability. Your system or solution will not magically become supportable overnight. It is critical that your design efforts meet support needs. Here are some questions that will influence your... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/think_about_support_needs_earl.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/sdesign/2009/09/think_about_support_needs_earl.php software design Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:42:35 -0500 vijay