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December, 2011

What is ActiveMQ?

Although the Active MQ website already gives a pithy, to-the-point explanation of ActiveMQ, I would like to add some more context to their definition. From the ActiveMQ project’s website: “ActiveMQ is an open sourced implementation of JMS 1.1 as part of the J2EE 1.4 specification.” Here’s my take: ActiveMQ is an open-source, messaging software which [...]

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The code is the design!

I recently stumbled upon an essay that I’ve read many times in the past.  I didn’t have it bookmarked on this newer laptop, so after doing so I also decided to share with you. It was published originally back in 1992 in the magazine C++ Journal. The author, Jack Reeves, puts forth an assumption that [...]

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Being a better enterprise architect

Enterprise architects seem to become more and more involved in “trying out new things” or pushing down technology or implementation advice — nay dictation — without having a dog in the fight, or having to code any part of it. I’ve observed this in quite a few place, both working with the architects as a [...]

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