I first heard about the idea of deferring database decisions from Bob Martin, who pioneered the concept while working on FitNesse and has expanded on...more.
I'm a proponent of building small, composable pieces over one large piece that does many things. The large piece usually works well, but it eliminates...more.
Go lang offers a wide range of features that help us achieve loosely coupled program designs. Coupling refers to the direct knowledge that an element...more.
A developer joining a project, unless the project is starting a completely new application, will be working with dreaded “legacy code.” The process of becoming...more.
What do architects (designers of buildings), software developers, and thieves have in common? They each have a pattern language. I was watching “Ocean’s Twelve” recently...more.
A recurring theme on the 8th Light blog is decoupling your applications from the implementation of details. A detail can be anything from UI elements...more.
Dependencies are nearly unavoidable for non-trivial software projects. These can be large dependencies, such as web frameworks and databases, or smaller decisions, such as pagination...more.
Over the last several years we’ve seen a whole range of ideas regarding the architecture of systems. These include: Hexagonal Architecture (a.k.a. Ports and Adapters)...more.
When the Single Responsibility Principle is taught among developers, one aspect - the responsibility - is harped on the most. But what counts as a...more.
In the United States, in 1920, the manufacture, sale, and importation of alcoholic beverages was prohibited by a constitutional amendment. That amendment was repealed thirteen...more.
In the weeks since I started talking about the need to clean up our architecture, I’ve noticed a surprising resistance to the idea. Apparently the...more.
Imagine that you are looking at the blueprints of a building. This document, prepared by an architect, tells you the plans for the building. What...more.
