Summary

In this chapter, you have seen some of the common mistakes most of us have made or could make in adapter and integration projects. The sooner you stop making these mistakes, the faster adapter projects progress, and the cheaper it will be to fix any problems. The pitfalls identified are not all of the possible mistakes likely to occur during the integration project, but are a good starting point to avoid known stumbling blocks.

As adapter development matures and methodologies are adapted to match the unique adapter development requirements, the process of application integration will improve. Adapter design patterns will emerge, and it will be easier to avoid some of the mistakes identified in this chapter. Knowing what to avoid is an ...

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