Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top
10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become
architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive
overview of software architecture's many aspects. Aspiring and existing
architects alike will examine architectural characteristics,
architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and
presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other
topics.
Mark Richards and Neal Ford-hands-on practitioners who have taught
software architecture classes professionally for years-focus on
architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks. You'll
explore software architecture in a modern light, taking into account all
the innovations of the past decade.
This book examines:
Architecture patterns: The technical basis for many architectural
decisions
Components: Identification, coupling, cohesion, partitioning, and
granularity
Soft skills: Effective team management, meetings, negotiation,
presentations, and more
Modernity: Engineering practices and operational approaches that
have changed radically in the past few years
Architecture as an engineering discipline: Repeatable results,
metrics, and concrete valuations that add rigor to software architecture
