Dirk Riehle's Industry and Research Publications

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  • Microservices vs. inner source

    Microservices vs. inner source

    I just listened to Eberhard Wolff’s BED-Con talk on microservice-based system architectures, which he prefers to call Independent Systems Architectures (ISA). One purpose of calling it ISA is to emphasize that there should be no common data model and no shared reusable libraries between microservices. Obviously, by discounting reuse, ISA may increase development speed short-term…

  • The 120 seconds open source pitch

    The 120 seconds open source pitch

    I often have to “sell open source” and the pitch for this is ever changing. Here is the current one; it stands at 120 seconds and is aimed at the German Mittelstand. Any feedback is appreciated! “Software is eating the world” says a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. This is not just American hyberbole. Not only…

  • Reasons for why companies are getting serious about open source licenses 1/4

    Reasons for why companies are getting serious about open source licenses 1/4

    The times are changing: More and more companies are finally taking stock of the open source code embedded in their products. The main driver is to be (finally) compliant with the requirements of the licenses of the open source code. I see three main reasons for why companies are finally shaping up: Occasionally, due diligence…