Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
A great set of interview questions developed by staff and friends of createTank over the past few years to get a good feel for the quality of a candidate from a few perspectives (general skills, communications, problem solving, etc.).
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Thursday, May 24th, 2007
ZapThink launched LZA (Licensed ZapThink Architect) Boot Camps in early 2007 to provide a SOA credential and matched training. The Boot Camps were intended to provide both a common, objective understanding of SOA to practicing Enterprise Architects and the chance to obtain a credential from a qualified and respected third party (ZapThink).
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Many SOA advocates refer to the implementation of SOA as “wrap and replace” rather than “Rip and Replace.” createTank has determined through experience that a more refined description might sometimes be helpful — that of “wrap and replace ‘the squeaky wheel.’” This description is usually more acceptable to developers and management alike, as it highlights the possibility that a great deal of legacy code may not need to be rewritten at all (or at least not immediately).
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