The usage of ORMs (data mappers) comes with a great power but also with a great responsibility. ORMs give us a convenient manner to handle databases avoiding some boilerplate; they also can be used incorrectly, this way being a source … Read More
ORM: avoid using many to many relationships
Research Results: Key software architecture metrics
If you remember my article about Software Architecture Quality Attributes, you know that we have been conducting a survey to find out key software architecture metrics that leading companies and software architects use. As quality of a software’s architecture is … Read More
Artificial intelligence in eCommerce: benefits, statistics, facts, use cases & case studies
Artificial Intelligence is really taking over the world. AI is everywhere now, especially in e-commerce sector; what we are focusing on today in this article. Read on to learn more about the importance of artificial intelligence in eCommerce. Artificial intelligence … Read More
Data-Driven Design: an introduction
Data has become a crucial quality property of software systems that software vendors have to consider in each development phase. To fill this gap, we introduce data flows in an architectural description language to enable simple definition of confidentiality constraints. … Read More
Security awareness in an iOS environment
It is really common nowadays for development teams to hurry in order to meet deadlines. One of the first things put aside is the quality of the code in general, but one point that is among the most important ones, … Read More
Why chatbots are the future of m-commerce: statistics, benefits, use cases & startups
Conversation drives sales and this is a well-known fact. For customers, it is important to have someone to ask questions and clarify doubts, someone who could guide them and recommend them the best option. Today, conversations can be automated, and … Read More
Architectural Fitness Function: build measurable evolutionary architecture
Evolutionary architecture is something every software architect thinks about. It supports guided, incremental change as the first principle across multiple dimensions. To support this evolution, fitness functions can help in finding how well a system meets specified architecture goals and … Read More
Key Software Architecture Quality Attributes
Software projects are becoming complex, larger, more integrated, and are implemented by the use of several varieties of technologies. These various technologies need to be managed and organized to deliver a quality product. Quality attributes usually assessed and analyzed at … Read More
5 Major Software Architecture Patterns
In the Global Software Architecture Summit we were discussing software architecture patterns a lot and I decided to write an article about it, highlighting leading software architects insights. First of all, what are software architecture patterns? Architectural patterns are ways … Read More
Digital health ecosystem in Barcelona
Barcelona became a very famous city for it’s architecture, food, startups, investors, technology, mobile, smart city projects, IOT, digital health, etc. Today I would like to talk more about digital health: main startups, projects and statistics. Spain is among top … Read More
Coronavirus impact on startups scene in Barcelona
Today I would like to talk about COVID-19 impact on startups scene in Barcelona as this situation literally changes the way we live and work and many startups go bankrupt because their business models were not ready for online business, … Read More
Software project milestone: what, why & how
Probably you have heard the word “ software project milestone ” thousand times or more. But, what are these milestones, who needs to create them, when are they needed, does every project require milestones, what are the advantages of them, … Read More