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Re: The Architecture of Open Source Applications

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Post by Just1689 »

To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free.

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I wonder how to take this? Is it good to use these as a recommended approach? I would bet that there could be good examples and bad? Is any of these the leader in terms of approach used for their domain? (Graph databases for example).

Could it be that these are `just interesting` but not authoritative?

Re: The Architecture of Open Source Applications

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Post by sdevonoes »

Just1689 wrote: post #3

To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free. --- I wonder how to take this? Is it good to use these as a recommended approach? I would bet that there could be good examples and bad? Is any of these the leader in terms of approach used for their domain? (Graph databases for example). Could it be that these are `just interesting` but not authoritative?

I think there is no other good alternative to learn about real-world software architecture (besides working experience, of course). Most of the books about the topic focus on theory and "happy" patterns. Once you have read those books one lacks total touch with the real world and how architecture is applied in real software.

Re: The Architecture of Open Source Applications

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Post by trabant00 »

Just1689 wrote: post #3

To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free. --- I wonder how to take this? Is it good to use these as a recommended approach? I would bet that there could be good examples and bad? Is any of these the leader in terms of approach used for their domain? (Graph databases for example). Could it be that these are `just interesting` but not authoritative?

> To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free.

Curious why you think it is needed in this case.

Re: The Architecture of Open Source Applications

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Post by niwork »

sdevonoes wrote: post #4
Just1689 wrote: post #3

To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free. --- I wonder how to take this? Is it good to use these as a recommended approach? I would bet that there could be good examples and bad? Is any of these the leader in terms of approach used for their domain? (Graph databases for example). Could it be that these are `just interesting` but not authoritative?

I think there is no other good alternative to learn about real-world software architecture (besides working experience, of course). Most of the books about the topic focus on theory and "happy" patterns. Once you have read those books one lacks total touch with the real world and how architecture is applied in real software.

How relevant is architecture for someone like me - a 5-10 years of experience dev who has worked in non-managerial developer positions in small teams.

When I look at architecture patterns I feel so much of it is aimed at enormous projects, in which case I think you need actual experience of working in an enormous project alongside others from whom you can learn rather than just reading it from a book.

And there's so much difference between them.. which is the "right" one? Is Robert C. Martin's "Clean Architecture" approach right in condition X, or some other approach in condition Y?

Re: The Architecture of Open Source Applications

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Post by ahartmetz »

sdevonoes wrote: post #4
Just1689 wrote: post #3

To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free. --- I wonder how to take this? Is it good to use these as a recommended approach? I would bet that there could be good examples and bad? Is any of these the leader in terms of approach used for their domain? (Graph databases for example). Could it be that these are `just interesting` but not authoritative?

I think there is no other good alternative to learn about real-world software architecture (besides working experience, of course). Most of the books about the topic focus on theory and "happy" patterns. Once you have read those books one lacks total touch with the real world and how architecture is applied in real software.

I think the biggest mistake that novices make is to use "as much architecture as possible" instead of "as little architecture as possible". Architecture and design patterns should be used once you have a problem to solve where they fit well, not a priori / because they seem cool and interesting. (Of course, many err on the side of no organization as well.)

Re: The Architecture of Open Source Applications

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Post by brownianemotion »

trabant00 wrote: post #5
Just1689 wrote: post #3

To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free. --- I wonder how to take this? Is it good to use these as a recommended approach? I would bet that there could be good examples and bad? Is any of these the leader in terms of approach used for their domain? (Graph databases for example). Could it be that these are `just interesting` but not authoritative?

> To the authors: Please drop TLS in front of your site. It's near trivial and free. Curious why you think it is needed in this case.

It's a trusted site, without https it's e.g. easier to perform a mitm attack that could expose users to attacks.

Not only encryption is important, authentication too, you want to know to which party you are talking.

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