97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know

Collective Wisdom from the Experts


97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
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Book Details

Authors Richard Monson-Haefel, Kevlin Henney
Publisher O'Reilly Media
Published 2009
Edition 1
Paperback 118 pages
Language English
ISBN-13 9780596522698
ISBN-10 059652269X
License Creative Commons Attribution

Book Description

In this truly unique technical book, today's leading software architects present valuable principles on key development issues that go way beyond technology. More than four dozen architects - including Neal Ford, Michael Nygard, and Bill de hOra - offer advice for communicating with stakeholders, eliminating complexity, empowering developers, and many more practical lessons they've learned from years of experience. Among the 97 principles in this book, you'll find useful advice such as:

- Don't Put Your Resume Ahead of the Requirements;
- Chances Are, Your Biggest Problem Isn't Technical;
- Communication Is King; Clarity and Leadership, Its Humble Servants;
- Simplicity Before Generality, Use Before Reuse;
- For the End User, the Interface Is the System;
- It's Never Too Early to Think About Performance.

To be successful as a software architect, you need to master both business and technology. This book tells you what top software architects think is important and how they approach a project. If you want to enhance your career, 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know is essential reading.


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