Don't engineer by coincidence-design it like you mean it! Filled with
practical techniques, Design It! is the perfect introduction to
software architecture for programmers who are ready to grow their design
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stakeholders the right questions, explore design options, and help your
team implement a system that promotes the right -ilities. Share your
design decisions, facilitate collaborative design workshops that are
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With dozens of design methods, examples, and practical know-how, Design
It! shows you how to become a software architect. Walk through the core
concepts every architect must know, discover how to apply them, and
learn a variety of skills that will make you a better programmer,
leader, and designer.
Uncover the big ideas behind software architecture and gain confidence
working on projects big and small. Plan, design, implement, and evaluate
software architectures and collaborate with your team, stakeholders, and
other architects. Identify the right stakeholders and understand their
needs, dig for architecturally significant requirements, write amazing
quality attribute scenarios, and make confident decisions. Choose
technologies based on their architectural impact, facilitate
architecture-centric design workshops, and evaluate architectures using
lightweight, effective methods. Write lean architecture descriptions
people love to read. Run an architecture design studio, implement the
architecture you've designed, and grow your team's architectural
knowledge. Good design requires good communication. Talk about your
software architecture with stakeholders using whiteboards, documents,
and code, and apply architecture-focused design methods in your
day-to-day practice.
Hands-on exercises, real-world scenarios, and practical team-based
decision-making tools will get everyone on board and give you the
experience you need to become a confident software architect.
