Link Dump #205

Hope you enjoyed your holidays as much as you will enjoy reading!

1. #BookOfTheMonth
   Facilitating Software Architecture
   
2. Software Architecture
   1. MQTT in Edge Computing – Real-Time Analytics and Event-Driven Architectures
      Let’s explore how MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) enables efficient edge computing and look at some real-world applications.
3. Software Development
   1. The Two Faces of DDD: Strategy vs. Tactics #PickOfTheWeek
      Domain-Driven Design is more than a set of coding tricks – it’s a way to make your software truly reflect the business it serves. By using strategic patterns to define boundaries and tactical patterns to shape the code inside them, you create systems that are easier to understand, evolve, and modernize. Explore what DDD is, when it delivers the most value, and why it’s not always the right default choice.
   2. Ubiquitous Language - Boundaries, Words, and the Hidden Cost of Ignoring Them #PickOfTheWeek
      What if the words you use in code could prevent misunderstandings before they happen? Ubiquitous Language aligns developers and domain experts, keeping every term clear, consistent, and unambiguous. Master it, and you’ll speed up onboarding, improve collaboration, and make your system easier to maintain - throughout its entire lifecycle.
4. Clean Code
   1. Thoughts on object creation
      This article explores the hidden risks of constructors with too many parameters and how it can lead to bugs. Discover how 'type wrappers' and other patterns can prevent common errors and ensure your objects are always fully initialized.
5. Testing
   1. Optimizing Spring Integration Tests at Scale
      In this article, the author explains how the framework works under the hood, why it can be slow and consume a lot of resources, and how to boost the performance. With knowledge of these details, you’ll be able to efficiently scale your test suites.
6. Growth
1. Big Dreams Are Overrated
   Impact doesn’t require a big dream. It grows through talent, effort, curiosity, consistency, and good fortune. Read the article to learn how to dream small and what are the benefits of it.
2. The Power of Being an Amateur #PickOfTheWeek
   For leaders in the age of AI, creativity and adaptability will be the most important skills, more sought-after than static expertise. One valuable way of developing such skills is to embrace strategic amateurism, the practice of intentionally engaging in new and unfamiliar pursuits to maintain cognitive flexibility and innovative thinking.