I am a Java system architect and software developer who leads the implementation of projects within the big data ecosystem. This book documents aspects of application design which are in many ways matters of opinion, but about which I have developed very strong opinions. Despite the fact that this book is oriented toward a particular development practice, I hope you may find it useful or inspiring for other languages or domains.
I decided to write this book after I found myself frequently repeating explanations to code reviews. Rather than continually repeat myself, and engaging in iterative feedback with developers on my team, I felt it was time to start codifying some of the explanations so that I could provide a detailed baseline for them to read and explore prior to a more in-depth conversation.
As I continue to encounter new questions, I will continue to update this reference. Please watch on Github.
These materials are (C) 2014 Edmund Kohlwey, and provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license.