About Johannes Brodwall
Johannes is the chief scientist of the software offshore company Exilesoft. He's got close to 15 years programming Java, C# and a long time ago other languages as well. He believes that programming is about more than just writing the code, but that too many people lose touch with the coding as well. He has been organizing software development activities in Oslo for many years. In addition, he often speaks at conferences all over Europe.
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Teaser: Bare-knuckle SOA
I’m working on this idea, and I don’t know if it appeals to you guys. I’d like your input on whether this is something to explore further. Here’s the deal: I’ve encountered ...
How changing Java package names transformed my system architecture
Changing your perspective even a small amount can have profound effects on how you approach your system.Let’s say you’re writing a web application in Java. In the system ...
The Architecture Spike Kata
Do you know how to apply coding practices the technology stack that you use on a daily basis? Do you know how the technology stack works? For many programmers, it’s easy enough to ...
How to start a Coding Dojo
I recently attended the XP Days Ukraine conference in a rainy, but beautiful and Christmas-decorated Kiev. I conducted a coding dojo and gave a talk where I demonstrated pair programming ...
How extreme is extreme programming?
The term Extreme Programming (XP) was coined in the nineties. Originally, it described a set of practices that have mostly been widely adopted today. Among these practices were continuous ...
Can we replace requirement specification with better understanding?
On larger projects, I’ve always ended up resorting to writing down a lot of detailed specifications, many of which are wrong, irrelevant or we might not be ready to answer them yet. On ...
