Ever since I heard of it (around 1998 or so) I’ve been trying to persuade people to think in terms of Alistair Cockburn’s hexagonal architecture model. To me, it takes away so many of the pointless debates, and makes modelling and developing any new system so much simpler. Thanks Alistair!


  1. Love the blog, if i may ask, what software are you using? how much does it cost? where do you get it? If it’s not a secret email me some details wouldya?

    thanks in advance!

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