So much truth in your words David! Would really appreciate if someone can find Richards blog.
@Dan: many thanks for sharing your RAD Race experience. Vladimir > Am 06.10.2015 um 05:26 schrieb David Tildesley <davo...@yahoo.co.nz>: > > Hi Stephen, >> On Tuesday, 6 October 2015 12:20 AM, Stephen Cameron >> <steve.cameron...@gmail.com> 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. >