http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/taxonomy/term/774/0 en http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/node/605 <p>but you have to read them :)</p> <p><a href="http://internetducttape.com/2008/02/12/open-source-code-re-use-fact-or-fiction/" rel="nofollow">Please do NOT reinvent the wheel</a></p> <p><a href="http://dormando.livejournal.com/484577.html" rel="nofollow">Repeat after me</a></p> http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/node/605#comments don't reinvent the wheel mantra Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:18:14 +0000 Kris Buytaert 605 at http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/node/588 <p>Twice in one day I was pointed to The Mantra .. the vision , the good practices on how to run an infrastructure. And because I fully agree with this way of runing an infrastructure I`ll highlight some of them again .</p> <ul> <li>Design For Change , the google way.. everything will be different the next time you look around </li><li>Be reproducable , you have to be able to survive the 10th floor test .. yes even when building stuff </li><li>Design Redundancy upfront , don't try to squeeze it in later .. it will be more expensive and you will be less flexible </li><li> ... </li></ul> <p><a href="http://dormando.livejournal.com/484577.html">Dormando</a> has some more reading material.<br /> And when you are done reading Go watch the video of <a href="http://www.infoq.com/presentations/shoup-ebay-architectural-principles">Randy Shoups presentation on Amazon's infrastructure</a>, because also at Amazon we can find 4 repeatedly discussed points in the Architectural strategy</p> <ul> <li>Partition Everything </li><li>Automate Everything </li><li>Async Everything </li><li>Prepare for Failure </li> <p>It's a repeating theme , with variations based on your specific problem domain.. but the central toughts stay the same.</p> <p><center></center></p> <h1>Automate Everything</h1> <p><br /></p> <h1>Expect Failure</h1> <p></p> </ul> http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/node/588#comments automation mantra Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:41:48 +0000 Kris Buytaert 588 at http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog