Putting the Architectural Modelling Community First - What You Can Expect to See
by Nic Plum on Saturday 02 January, 2010 - 14:03 GMT
Posted in Site
This current site is really only a interim site. What is intended is a site that properly supports the folks using TRAK or other MDAF-based architecture frameworks and one which represents the ethos behind it:-
- pragmatic - led by need and application - the human interface to the framework (usability, affordance etc.)
- open - decisions, rationale, explanation
- democratic - involve the community in the site content rather than broadcast top down what I/we think folks need. The centre of gravity ought to be with the users rather than the specifiers-of the framework
- fun - why not? Systems thinkers/engineers and architects are real, dare I say it ‘whole’ people and all sides need to be addressed
- dynamic - the content needs to be able to change and adapt to new circumstances, thinking or practice
What You Might Expect
The features that you should expect to see are:-
- each section of the site is a ‘blog’
- articles can be discussed and commented on by site members
- updates notified by RSS news feeds
- articles can be linked together, tagged, put into categories and dynamically sorted/displayed and searched for by users
- discussion forums
- tool support
- use of architecture frameworks
- modelling / repository organisation - not governed by frameworks but important and common to all
- architects can submit examples of views to help others
- wiki to hold facts on architecture frameworks e.g. metamodel elements, use of UML tools, tips, plugins etc.
- single sign-on to comment, add a forum discussion or to add to the wiki
- everyone can see everything - nothing hidden
- only site members can contribute or comment - contributors and commenters recognised and stand up to the mark!
- fun / anarchic humour
- the lighter side
- not taking life too seriously
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