Re: [epf-dev] Some comments on our "Focus" aka Architecture practices...

[Peter Eeles <peter.eeles@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Agreed on both points. Thanks Scott.

Although I still think that something
like "Apply patterns gently" is too narrow in terms of the scope
of reusable assets and, I would say, not particularly clear as to what
"gentle application" entails :)

Regards,

Pete

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On Thu, May 25, 2006 2:51 pm, Peter Eeles said:
> Since patterns are only one type of reusable assets, why not "Avoid
> reinventing the wheel" rather than "leverage patterns"?

In Agile Modeling v1 we had the practice "Reuse Existing Assets".
 It's
basically more positive than avoid reinventing the wheel.

We also have the practice "Apply Patterns Gently" because the
agile
approach is to ease into a pattern.  This practice was originally
based on
Josh Kerievsky's work which he later evolved into his Refactoring to
Patterns book.

>
> I think "Perspective" is overloaded (see book by Nick Rozanski
and Eoin
> Woods). Why not "Focus on key elements"
>
> Since both "component" and "service" are also
overloaded, how about
> something like "architect with chunks", given the vernacular
of some of
> the other items :)

Chunks might not be the right word, but component and service definitely
are not it seeing as they limit the concept to a single technological
approach.

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