Programmer’s Paradox

Neal Ford has a recent post called Sidekick Oriented Architecture.  I recommend reading it for the stories he tells, but the point he makes is a good one:
Service Oriented Architecture is only achievable through message passing.
It’s a simple concept that makes sense when it is articulated, but unless you consciously think about it is easy [...]

Recently I finished reading Tim Bray’s On Search series to enhance my own personal knowledge of search, since I frequently work on search applications.
I’ve also been following the various discussions and arguments on REST that seem to frequently flair up, although I’m lurking more for knowledge than contributing anything to what is being said.
It seems [...]

I was reading Bill de hOra the other day, and he mentions Tesler’s Law. I’d never heard of Tesler or his law, so I followed the link. Turns out Larry Tesler is a pretty big name in the user interface field, as far as I can gather, although his law is lacking a [...]