Presentation: Transforming Software Architecture with Web as Platform

Posted by Dave West on May 18, 2009

Sections

Enterprise Architecture,

Operations & Infrastructure,

Process & Practices,

Architecture & Design,

Development

Topics

WOA ,

Open Source ,

Architecture ,

Cloud Computing ,

Communication ,

Platforms ,

Web 2.0

Tags

QCon ,

Social Networking ,

QCon London 2009 ,

SoftwareParadigm

Dion Hinchcliffe begins this QCon 2009 presentation from London by observing that the Web is becoming a major, if not the major, source of technological innovation in software development. Innovation is this area is proceeding at such a rapid pace it is difficult to keep up and even more difficult to discern the full impact on our way of thinking about development, especially enterprise development.

The Web as Platform and the consequent changes in the architectural landscape are put into context with a brief recap of the software development history, from structured design to objects, to service orientation, to the Web. Hinchcliffe then discusses a number of existing architectural frameworks (DODAF, MODAF, SOMF) before moving to a discussion of the immense scope of web applications, "My Website is bigger than your enterprise."

Components, tools, and design elements that must be mastered to deliver next generation Web 2.0 applications are explored. Example design elements:

• social - community, social networks, participation
• distribution - open APIs, widgets, syndication
• application - database, app tier, client, misc
• 3rd party sourcing.

 

View Transforming Software Architecture with Web as Platform, for an information packed and fast paced presentation on this critical topic.

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   Great presentation!

   by Yuval Goldstein

   Really insightfull

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   Twitter is now using Scala, not Ruby

   by Vladimir Kelman

   Twitter developers actually switched from Ruby to Scala. Scala combines productivity of dynamic languages like Ruby with strict static type control. See www.artima.com/scalazine/articles/twitter_on_sc...

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   No need for Ruby nor Grails to increase productivity

   by Guy Pardon

   #, Plain old Java and JEE will do - especially if you ditch the application server. We normally reach 4GL productivity with plain old Java...
   
   Read more here:
   
   www.atomikos.com/Publications/J2eeWithoutApplic...
   
   blog.atomikos.com/?p=29
   
   blog.atomikos.com/?p=87
   
   blog.atomikos.com/?p=33
   
   Other than that, I agree that the web is a powerful platform, but unreliable by nature (like somebody pointed out in the question round of the talk).
   
   Best
   Guy

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