Making Sense of Architecture Choices in 2008
· What Forces Will Drive Today’s Design Decisions?
· How will Architecture Choices Impact Development Teams?
New Platforms and old Patterns
There are three pairs of related forces influencing application design in the implementation sphere today. The pairs aren’t exactly opposites; they are the limits of a continuum or, simply, two ends of the same stick.
These questions need new answers:
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· What does an Architectural decision consist of today?
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· What are correct designs from the perspective of Management and Business?
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· How do these decisions impact the team-based development processes?
Kimball Johnson is a Software Engineer, Analyst and Architect with speakTECH.
Initially a student of Philosophy at Berkeley, Kimball spent 10 years in the fields of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Following the trail of computerization he consulted on Critical Path and Accounting software for those industries until moving into the world of Corporate Networking and Computer Services. Since 1996, Kimball has been an application developer and architect working primarily with Microsoft Platforms.
Keeping Custom Code to a Minimum
Kevin Orbaker will be discussing why you should leverage integration through loose coupling and using the right tools for the job. He'll show us some examples that cuts custom code to an absolute minimum.
As Intergration Practice Manager at speakTECH, Kevin Orbaker helps clients to create seamless information sharing to enable business optimization and total information transparency through integrated systems and automated application process. Kevin is a member of the Microsoft CSD Virtual Technology Specialist team. He has extensive architectural and implementation experience with Microsoft's Enterprise Service Bus guidance. Kevin has years of integration experience with multiple technologies, including EDI, HL7, and Host Integration. Kevin has consulted for a variety of industries, ranging from commercial and residential real estate, entertainment, technology and public institutions.
Workflow Services
Mike Vincent will be discussing the integration of Windows Workflow with Windows Communication Foundation in .NET 3.5. With the new System.WorkflowServices assembly, workflows can now more easily consume services and implement service endpoints with new Send and Receive activities.
Mike Vincent is a solutions architect with speakTECH, a Microsoft Gold Partner in Orange County, California providing clients with enterprise and software architecture and development services, primarily focusing on Microsoft .NET technology. He has been in the software business for over 20 years in addition to engineering and marketing management positions. He founded both the IASA SoCal Chapter and the Orange County C# Developers group and is Treasurer of INETA NoAm. Mike is a frequent presenter at local and regional user groups and a driving force for the SoCal .Net Technical Summit conferences. He was the principal local organizer for ITARC San Diego.