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It is not new nor invented at Netfix (and I don't see the article suggesting that). According to Wikipedia the term was coined in 2005 by Alistair Cockburn http

by goto11 7y ago

It is not new nor invented at Netfix (and I don't see the article suggesting that). According to Wikipedia the term was coined in 2005 by Alistair Cockburn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_architecture_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_architecture_(softwa...

cheez 7y ago
I was not very clear in how I stated it. The originality of invention is unimportant. What is important is this likely politically astute developer saw an in with this and made it a thing. You've seen it often enough, I'm sure.
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- goto11 7y ago
  I don't follow. This is a well-known software pattern. Where does the politics come into it?
  - cheez 7y ago
    A politically astute developer is able to take ideas and make them "important" while other developers look on and say "really"?