Sunday, December 18, 2005

4+2 Views of SCM Principles?

In my last blog-entry I wondered if the interface segregation principle (ISP) translated into something about baselines/configuration, or codelines, or workspaces, or build-management. Then I asked if it might possibly relate to all them,

Here's a somewhat scary thought (or "cool" depending on your perspective), what if the majority of Robert Martin's (Uncle Bob's) Principles of OOD each have a sensible, but different "translation" for each of the architectural views in my 4+2 Views Model of SCM/ALM Solution Architecture? (See the figure below for a quick visual refresher.)




Thus far, the SCM principles I've "mapped" from the object-oriented domain revolve around baselines and configurations, tho I did have one foray into codeline packaging. What if each "view" defined a handful of object-types that we want to minimize and manage dependencies for? And what if those principles manifested themselves differently in each of the different SCM/ALM subdomains of:
  • change control (project-view)
  • version control (evolution view)
  • artifact (requirements, models, code, tests, docs) hierarchy and build management (product view)
  • workspace/repository/site management and application integration & synchronization (environment view)
  • workflow and process design (process view)
  • teaming, inter-group coordination and interfaces/expectations (organization view)
What might the principles translate into in each of those views, and how would the interplay between those principles give rise to the patterns already captured today regarding recurring best-practices for the use of baselines, codelines, workspaces, repositories, sites, change requests & tasks, etc.

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