Bulldozer00's Blog

In the comments section of the Horse And Buggy post, Steve Vinoski was gracious enough to provide links to four IEEE Computer Society columns that he wrote a few years ago on the topic of distributed software systems. For your viewing pleasure, I’ve re-listed them here:

http://steve.vinoski.net/pdf/IEEE-Serendipitous Reuse.pdf
http://steve.vinoski.net/pdf/IEEE-Demystifying_RESTful_Data_Coupling.pdf
http://steve.vinoski.net/pdf/IEEE-Convenience_Over_Correctness.pdf
http://steve.vinoski.net/pdf/IEEE-RPC_and_REST_Dilemma_Disruption_and_Displacement.pdf

Of course, being a Vinoski fan, I read them all. If you choose to read them, and you’re not an RPC (Remote Procedure Call) zealot, I think you’ll enjoy them as much as I did. To view and learn more about distributed software system design from a bunch of Steve Vinoski video interviews, check out the collection of them at InfoQ.com.

I really admire Steve because he made a major leap out of his comfort zone into a brave new world. He transitioned from being a top notch CORBA and C++ proponent to being a REST and Erlang advocate. I think what he did is admirable because it’s tough, especially as one gets older, to radically switch mindsets after investing a lot of time acquiring deep expertise in any technical arena (the tendency is to dig one’s heels in). Add to that the fact that he worked for big gun CORBA vendor Iona Technologies (which no longer exists as an independent company) during the time of his epiphany, and you’ve got a bona fide role model for change, no?