https://eventmodeling.org/ Recent content in Event Modeling Introduction on Event Modeling Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:15:58 -0700 https://eventmodeling.org/posts/event-modeling-cheatsheet/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:15:58 -0700 https://eventmodeling.org/posts/event-modeling-cheatsheet/ Updated article on 08-05-2022 Download as PDF, View on Miro The power of Event Modeling lies in its simplicity. This cheat sheet summarizes the four building blocks that can be utilized in four different patterns. When you host an Event Modeling session, it is good to get people on board quickly. Use this sheet for your own understanding or bring it to a workshop in order to make the start easier for people that are new to Event Modeling. https://eventmodeling.org/posts/human-natural-thinking/ Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:15:58 -0700 https://eventmodeling.org/posts/human-natural-thinking/ IT seems to mimic so much from how the human brain works. Similarities are striking. It’s just as if we were to build an artificial brain, sic. Let’s dive in: human short memory (example: you can repeat a sentence that you heard, but not yet understand it) vs processor cache human operation memory vs well operation memory (RAM) human long term memory vs disk space Let’s imagine the brain as a machine that processes information. https://eventmodeling.org/posts/user-experience-event-modeling/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:01:58 -0700 https://eventmodeling.org/posts/user-experience-event-modeling/ “Context Without Measures is Helplessness; Measures Without Context is Chaos” It is no surprise that my five-year old son thinks that Google Home is a person. He talks to it like a person; giving thanks when it does what he wanted, and gets exasperated when it doesn’t. Given this context, what would great software be like if it was a person? I would argue that a hallmark of great software is that you think of it like a servant, or better yet, a butler. https://eventmodeling.org/posts/event-modeling-traditional-systems/ Sat, 14 Mar 2020 19:15:58 -0700 https://eventmodeling.org/posts/event-modeling-traditional-systems/ “Show me your flowcharts and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won’t usually need your flowcharts; they’ll be obvious” – Fred Brooks, author Mythical Man-Month This fundamental insight is an idea that will allow us to use a much simpler methodology by which to describe systems - almost any information systems. By focusing on state and not the logic of a system, we can infer what it is doing instead of being burdened by the minutia of the details of automation. https://eventmodeling.org/posts/what-is-event-modeling/ Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:01:58 +0700 https://eventmodeling.org/posts/what-is-event-modeling/ Motivation Moore’s Law Digitized Information Systems are a relatively new concept. Humans have been working with information systems for thousands of years. Over centuries banks, insurance companies and many other large scale organizations have managed to succeed. With the advent of the transistor, the speed and accuracy of processing information increased by orders of magnitude. What did not gain the same quantum leap is digital storage. This imbalance caused information systems to be optimized for a very small amount of online information.