The term Software Archeology has been used in various forms since early 2001.
The concept of Software Archeology is an approach or methodology that helps
individual team members or entire teams to understand exactly what they have
in the code they're going to be working on. The approach is also very useful
when deconstructing an existing piece of software to find patterns of design
and development that could be "harvested" in future developments.
The great thing about Software Archeology is that it doesn't only pertain to
Java but can be used with any software language. This article will focus
specifically on Java but the approach can be applied to almost any kind of
development project. In today's market where the Java language is very mature
and most new Java projects ... (more)
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and firewalls to protect our computers from attack. But not all walls are
good. Consider the Berlin Wall, a wall of segregation. It divided a country
and its citizens, but has subsequently been brought down by people working
together because upon re-evaluation the Wall did more harm than good. These
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It would seem only logical that after 9/11, one of the most horrific days in
American history, corporations large and small would be ready for unforeseen
catastrophic events. However, by one recent estimate, less than 38% have put
a complete disaster recovery plan in place - the policies, processes,
procedures, and architecture to deal with unforeseen events. In the wake of
Hurricanes Ka... (more)