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

Startups that work on Coronavirus Projects
As coronavirus quickly spreads around the world, startups decided to take different initiatives and develop array applications and web services to help people track the virus, check for symptoms and offer advice on ways to help prevent COVID-19 and today … Read More

Smart city influencers that are worth mentioning
From Barcelona to Singapore, cities across the globe are becoming smarter. According to many well-known pieces of research and smart city influencers, by 2025 there will be 29 megacities. Within any of these cities there are millions of devices already … Read More

Elastic Search: advantages, case studies and books
Everything changes extremely fast nowadays and it is very important to follow new trends and understand them. One of the buzzwords that I want to discuss today is elastic search. We will look at what it is, it’s main advantages, … Read More