Jeroen asks, How maintainable is your Code? He goes on to identify 4 attributes of well written code.

Modularity
Consistency
Simplicity & Conciseness
Self-descriptiveness & Understandability

I will go and add one more to this list, Independent Testability. That will determine if the module can be tested independently of the rest.
I liked this topic because, one way to look at […]

This is the final post in the Business Rules and the SDLC series.Earlier posts in this series

Business Rules and Software Requirements
Business Rules and Application Design
Introducing the Business Rules Development Cycle
Business Rules and Testing

I have to assert that the real value of adopting Business Rules Technology is realized in the maintenance phase of an application.
This by […]

This is the fourth post in the Business Rules and the SDLC series.I have covered the following till now.

Business Rules and Software Requirements
Business Rules and Application Design
Introducing the Business Rules Development Cycle

The Purpose of Business Rules Testing
Now, the purpose of testing business rules is two fold!
Goal No 1
Are my business rules written the way I […]

This is the third post in the Business Rules & the SDLC Series.
Business Rules development follows an independent parallel process from regular software development. In this post I will try and explain the steps leading towards the development of business rules development
The Business Rule Development Lifecycle
As regards to Business Rules, the below graphic is a […]

This is the second post in the Business Rules & the SDLC Series.I will try and explain how Business Rules Technologies will fit into the Application Design Process.
Design Goals & Business Rules
If you are designing a software system that will also automate Business Decisions, then what design goals should you be aiming for?
You should […]

This is the first post in the Business Rules and SDLC series. My purpose is to explain why Business Rules must not be treated as software requirements.
Introduction & Definition
So, what are what Software Requirements?.

Software Requirements provide a detailed description of what a software system should do.
Who owns such Requirements? Developers, of course
What will this description […]

How do Business Rules Technology fit into the SDLC Life Cycle? I have been talking about this recently in my team, here is what I have been thinking & talking about.
Before I begin, here is a model of a generic SDLC process.

Explanation is needed as to how Business Rules will fit into diferent stages […]

I have been discovering some old articles recently. Here is one where Bruce Silver says Don’t Bank on Business Process Reuse.
Why Business Rules are better than Code
Talking of Business Decisions and Business policies, Reuse is certainly possible and very much in demand. I have written earlier about why Business Rules are a better paradigm than […]

I started reading reading Kevin Funnel writing about exotic mortgages, and I was wondering why in the world is no one attempting to simplify loans for customers. And, this article that he points to takes such an abyssmal view of the problem. And again, how qualified are loan officers when it comes to explaining […]

I was with one new customer the whole of last week helping them out with their first taste of Business Rules technology. I had to help them understand how they can use Business Rules in their application.
Business Rules Management Systems introduce a completely new paradigm into the software systems world in organizations that are new […]