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Kill It with Fire
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Kill It with Fire

by Marianne Bellotti
April 2021
Intermediate to advanced
248 pages
5h 42m
English
No Starch Press
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3 Evaluating Your Architecture

A big red flag is raised for me when people talk about the phases of their modernization plans in terms of which technologies they are going to use rather than what value they will add. This distinction is usually a pretty clear sign that they assume anything new must be better and more advanced than what they already have.

It may seem picky to focus on language, but communication is an essential part of keeping modernization on track. Teams tend to move in the direction they are looking. If we talk about what we’re doing in terms of technical choices, users’ needs get lost. The best way to find value is by focusing on their needs.

I always keep in mind three principles when developing a strategy around a new ...

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ISBN: 9781098128883