Software craftsman specialising in Microsoft technology (mainly dotnet and Azure)
Phew, that was a lot. I'm always surprised how simple solutions contain so much detail and nuance when I try to explain them. I hope I conveyed the message that A-Frame simplifies code within a module or class by separating the infrastructure compone...
No architecture is complete without an easy way to test the functionality. My recommended strategy is to use two types of tests: unit and integration. As far as test setup goes, there is no clear winner for a test framework. xUnit.NET, NUnit and the ...
The examples in the previous posts seem really nice for simple scenarios. How do I approach more advanced use cases? The big scenarios are: I need multiple pieces of data from different sources I need to perform an infrastructure call in the middle...
I’ve shown how I write code using the A-Frame architecture without help. Yet I find a library or framework very convenient when using advanced techniques. Wolverine is at its core a messaging framework, but goes well beyond that. It has an in-memory ...
Now the expected structure is clear, let's take a look at the code. I will start with a minimal API implementation to demonstrate that there is no need for a framework to implement this architecture. I do know of a framework that makes A-Frame effort...
A-frame architecture is a pretty simple architectural pattern: it separates interacting with infrastructure from taking decisions using logic. Between the two is a controller who orchestrates the flow of data. Everything in your code should respect t...
In my last projects, I’ve been using the same approach with great success. It has simplified my code, my tests and the project’s setup. In the following blog posts, I’m going to talk about A-Frame Architecture: what it is, how I use it, how to tackle...
It's been a while since I've blogged. Mainly because my life has been quite busy since my last post and I'm not sure if I'm picking up the habit as frequently as before. The reason I'm writing is that I responded to a Reddit post about using an autom...
Recently I switched from Googles Workspaces to Fastmail as my mail provider. Not only am I paying less, I'm getting more in return. I love the +notation alternative and that any, not-specified, email address gets dropped into my inbox. No more settin...
