Test yourself: 25 most dangerous security programming errors
The SANS institute has published a list of the top 25 most dangerous programming errors. Not only is this a…
Why “good” doesn’t happen
On a blog post titled “what good looks like,” Alan Inglis detailed a list of “project architectectural artifacts” that he…
Make IT appear as simple as possible, but not simpler
Sometimes I hear a complaint from an IT architect who wants to have direct conversations with “the business” or “the…
Architecture makes Agile Processes Scalable
As many of you may know, Microsoft has a vocal and thriving Agile Software Development community. Recently, on our community…
When Johnny comes marching home medicated
Off topic for architecture… but startling nonetheless: In other words, thousands of American fighters armed with the latest killing technology…
Are we ready to prove the “Architecture hypothesis?”
Science progresses on the willingness to take widely held beliefs and test them. It is one thing to say that…
The Process of Strategic Planning
I’m a process guy. I’m not a big fan of the claims of process management software, but I’m a huge…
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I started two good blog posts today. Both will wait for another day, as I take this space to say…
Rubik’s Enterprise Architecture
In many ways, the task of creating a complete roadmap for the evolution of an enterprise architecture is similar to…
Why Agile Development Requires Agile Architecture
The dark cloud of the economic downturn has produced a silver lining within Microsoft IT: an increased emphasis on Agile…