Category Archives: Philosophy

TRIZ, but those Russians are clever!

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Malcolm Mac Donald

A while back I came across a concept called TRIZ.  Concepts and techniques that are used in non-English speaking countries sometimes do not get translated quickly into use in our insular English worldview. Triz is a Russian Engineering tool that … Continue reading →

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Architecting for performance: What is performance?

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Malcolm Mac Donald

Have a look at this video clip before we get into the concept of understanding performance. Video clip: Fiat Bravo vs. Ferrari 550 Maranello vs. Ferrari F1 The three cars in this video are clearly very different. For a formula … Continue reading →

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Dear IT, Projects are your Children

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

We love our Children and we want them to grow up right, with good manners and appropriate attitudes towards the difficulties life will throw at them. When they are young we make rules that they don’t necessarily understand but have … Continue reading →

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