http://gojko.net The Quest for Software++ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:11:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll be speaking about specification workshops at the 23rd UK Test Management forum, which will take place on Wednesday 29th July at the conference centre at Balls's Brothers, Minster Pavement. For more information, see http://uktmf.com/index.php?q=node/189. http://gojko.net/2009/07/04/spec-workshops-at-the-uk-test-management-forum/ Distributed systems are not typically a place where domain driven design is applied. Distributed processing projects often start with an overall architecture vision and an idea about a processing model which basically drives the whole thing, including object design if it exists at all. Elaborate object designs are thought of ... http://gojko.net/2009/06/23/improving-performance-and-scalability-with-ddd/ Trinidad 1.0.8 is now available. Trinidad is the in-process test runner for FitNesse (java), allowing you to quickly execute, troubleshoot and debug FitNesse tests from your IDE and integrate FitNesse easily with a continuous build system through JUnit or Maven (without running the server). Version 1.0.8 changes include: JUnit Suite Runner ... http://gojko.net/2009/06/22/trinidad-1-0-8-released/ Sticky Minds web site published a review of my book Test Driven .NET Development with FitNesse, concluding that: By reading this book and then either implementing the example as specified or by using the author's concepts, you would be hard pressed not to come out of the experience a much ... http://gojko.net/2009/06/20/sticky-minds-reviews-test-driven-net-development-with-fitnesse/ At the DDD Exchange conference today in London, Eric Evans presented on “The good, the bad and the ugly” aspects of strategic design. Talking about several efforts to replace legacy systems he has encountered in past, he suggested that these were “traps that good and smart software people are more ... http://gojko.net/2009/06/19/eric-evans-why-do-efforts-to-replace-legacy-systems-fail/