Understanding architectural decisions
After completing the short “OSS” blog series series and before returning to the “Simplify!” blog series that grew quite a lot while writing, I would like to discuss a completely different topic. I call it “the two first laws of architectural work”.
OSS in a cloud native world
In the previous post, I discussed the two most widespread misconceptions about OSS, that OSS is for free and that it does not create any lock-in.
Misconceptions about OSS
In the previous post, I discussed the rise of OSS, the positive effects it had and how it changed software development. At the end of the post I mentioned that also some misconceptions sneaked in. These I will discuss in this post.
The rise of OSS
When I started to discuss accidental complexity on the architectural level in my “Simplify!” blog series, I quickly realized that I needed to discuss Open Source Software (OSS) first as it often acts as a driver of accidental complexity on the architectural level today.
Accidental complexity on a tool & technology level
With the previous post, we finished discussing the complexity drivers and mitigation options “above” the technology level. Starting with this post, we will discuss the technology level and “below”.
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Hi, I am Uwe, travelling the world of IT for many years. I worked in many roles in and around IT. Sharing my thought, ideas and insights here.
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