Architect or Architect?

I recently discovered that there are two very different types of people in large companies, who (at least in case…

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Why I Won’t Accept ANY Magic Number

One of the first things I like to establish in a new project is the use of tools like Checkstyle…

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Managing Package Dependencies with Degraph

A large part of the art of software development is keeping the complexity of a system as low as possible.…

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What I look for in frameworks

In every project the discussion comes up over and over again: should we use framework X? or Y? or no…

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Five Reasons Why You Should Keep Your Package Dependencies Cycle Free

If you are so unlucky to work with me in a project, you will suffer from the rule that all…

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Why you should avoid JSF

For a long time JSF for me was just another webframework I didn’t cared too much about. This changed. After…

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Quo Vadis JUnit

For me JUnit is the most important library of the Java universe. But I think a new version of it…

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Test your Dependencies with Degraph

I wrote before about (anti)patterns in package dependencies. And of course the regular reader of my blog knows about Degraph, my private project to provide…

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You Want to Become a Software Architect? Here is Your Reading List!

How do you become a Software Architect? Well, I guess the best way would be to do about two dozen…

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