Friday, February 11, 2005

Software Architects in Singapore

The 3rd day of the Chinese New Year (CNY). Today morning was spent in taking over an web application, an "clustered" application that rides on two WebLogic servers. Why the inverted quotes?

Cos the application will not be load balanced because the required configuration at Servlet level is not performed. The handing over team should not be faulted as they are the 2nd generation of developers for the application. However, I found myself asking the question "Should someone have ensure that load balancing is acutally performed?"

I found myself favour the conculsion that a Software Architect would ensure that it is actually load balanced. Which lead to the question, where are the Software Architect in Singapore?

Is Singapore IT industry aware of the need for Software Architects, people with a knowledge in both hardware and software design, in crafting good software applications?

Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode