OO in One Sentence

Keep it DRY, Keep it Shy, and Tell the Other Guy..

Here is the original paper from Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas.

Operational - Reporting Databases

Martin Fowler's - Reporting Database

The separation of reporting database from the operational database provides unique advantages such as: data from business logic (calculated), a de-normalized view of database (fewer joins), maintainability of operational database and runtime performance (fewer locks)

See also:
* Martin Fowler Bliki
* Reporting from Database

Favorite links

Allen Bauer, Borland Delphi and C#Builder IDE Architect(http://homepages.borland.com/abauer/index.html)

Don Box's Spoutlet (http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/dbox/default.aspx)

Charlie Calvert (http://homepages.borland.com/ccalvert/index.htm)

Danny Thorpe, Delphi Compiler Architect (http://homepages.borland.com/dthorpe/blog/delphi/)

Steve Vinoski's Weblog (http://www.iona.com/blogs/vinoski/)

Hallmarks of a Good Design Review

* The reviewers are looking for issues in the design not on the designer.

* The reviewers and the designer should have the right attitude.

* A design engineer should accept criticism of his ideas and proposals by the reviewers.

* Distribute related artifacts to all reviewers before the actual review.

The Principles of Lean Software Development

Eliminate waste by removing anything that does not add value - Create teams of people with specific responsibilities to enhance value.

Amplify learning by increasing feedback – Create weekly to monthly, full cycle iterations.

Keep your options open – Share, Organize direct collaboration, Absorb changes, Refactor, Automate test.

Deliver Fast – Enable a smooth, rapid flow in response to customer needs.

Empower the Team – Train the team to design its own process and make commitments.

Conceptual and Perceived Integrity – Test early, test often, test exhaustively and use an automated test suite.