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Author: Rob Broadhead

Rob is a founder of, and frequent contributor to, Develpreneur. This includes the Building Better Developers podcast. He is also a lifetime learner as a developer, designer, and manager of software solutions. Rob is the founder of RB Consulting and has managed to author a book about his family experiences and a few about becoming a better developer. In his free time, he stays busy raising five children (although they have grown into adults). When he has a chance to breathe, he is on the ice playing hockey to relax or working on his ballroom dance skills.

Peer-To-Peer : An Architecture Pattern Where Everyone Shares The Work

January 25, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

This episode digs into the peer-to-peer software architecture pattern. It is common among file-sharing and crypto networks. Likewise, the pattern is not too complicated. However, it is robust and secure as we…

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Broker Pattern – Send Requests To The Correct Worker

January 20, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

The broker pattern may seem very similar to some others we have examined. However, it is more about distributed systems than balancing traffic. The pipe-filter and master-slave patterns provide single path processing. …

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Pipe-filter : An Architecture for Processing Data

January 18, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

The pipe-filter architectural pattern is very common and used to process data. It is flexible and scalable. This pattern has existed in other areas. However, it is the perfect solution for software…

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Master-Slave : An Architecture For Distributing Work

January 13, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

We switch gears in this episode and look at a pattern for getting work done. The master-slave pattern can be confused with the client-server. However, they are very different. The main difference…

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Client-Server Pattern – Software Architecture

January 11, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

The discussion of patterns sort of goes backwards this episode. First, we look at the client-server pattern. It is an older and well-established pattern. However, it is not suited to modern solutions. …

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The Layered Pattern – Software Architecture Solutions

January 6, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

We start our journey through software architecture patterns with one of the most common. The layered pattern is easy-to-use and often easy to understand. However, it is misunderstood, and there are challenges…

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