Hi Stephen,
On Tuesday, 6 October 2015 12:20 AM, Stephen Cameron
<[email protected]> wrote:
>In fact as configurable systems get more and more complex, the need
>for>programming disappears, to be replaced by 'configurators' (business
>analysts?) tweeking workflow and rules engines.
I have seen such an approach almost ruin a business and I have yet to witness a
successful example. It's akin to the early SOA hype concepts (you know, the
forms based "UI" calling enterprise services that invoke workflow in workflow
engines that invoke rules in rules engines and the so called "composite
application"). Some very expensive lessons indeed. SOA has found it's rightful
place in the enterprise albeit vastly scaled back in ambition.
Richard Pawson wrote a blog on "workflow-a-triumph-of-hope-over-experience" but
unfortunately the web has lost it like it loses so many gems. Maybe Richard
will re-post it somewhere if he is reading this.
Long live DDD :)
Cheers,David.
