Oliver Goldman

Effective Software Architecture (eBook, ePUB)

Building Better Software Faster

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Leverage software architecture as an effective tool for product development and build better software faster.

Effective Software Architecture is the essential handbook for making software architecture an effective practice within product development organizations and processes while putting whole software teams on the same page. Industry elite Oliver Goldman provides a comprehensive perspective on the set of real-world skills and practices this work requires: a predictable, repeatable design process; the ability to make decisions expediently and effectively; a comprehensive and consistent communication strategy; tools that promote efficiency; and a team that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Goldman's engaging prose articulates why software architecture is essential to building great software products, release after release. Rather than focusing on a specific architectural style or technology, this book's goal is to make software architects better at managing change, design, decision making, and team communication while helping software product managers, program managers, UX designers, and other team members understand how architecture functions within the software development process. Goldman's work is essential to helping the whole team achieve success.

• Understand software architecture and its role in product development
• Learn to effectively communicate about software architecture
• Employ architectural strategies for consistent, reliable design results
• Make architecture an integral aspect of product development
• Integrate architectural thinking into whole development organizations

Effective Software Architecture is a guide for making software architecture an effective tool for product development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson ITP
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780138249311
• Artikelnr.: 70752837

Autorenporträt

Oliver Goldman leads the AEC software architecture practice at Autodesk. He has thirty years of industry experience delivering innovative products in distributed real-time interaction, scientific computing, financial systems, mobile application development, and cloud architecture at Adobe and other employers. He holds degrees in computer science from Stanford University, holds more than 50 US software patents, and has previously contributed to Dr. Dobb's Journal.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments    xi
About the Author    xii
Introduction    xiii
 
Chapter 1: Software Architecture    1
Fundamental Organization    2
Of a System    4
Embodied in Its Components    5
Their Relationships to Each Other    7
Their Relationships to the Environment    9
Principles Governing Its Design    11
And Evolution    14
Summary    16
 
Chapter 2: Context    17
Concepts    17
Dependability    19
Architecturally Significant Requirements    21
Product Families    23
One Product, Multiple Platforms    24
Product Lines    25
Product Suites    27
Cross-Platform Platforms    28
Building Platforms    30
Standards    32
Summary    34
 
Chapter 3: Change    35
Stages of Change    36
Types of Change    37
Product-Driven Change    38
Technology-Driven Change    41
Simplicity    43
Investment Mindset    46
Incremental Delivery    50
Architectural Evolution    52
Summary    55
 
Chapter 4: Process    57
Document the System    58
Work Toward a Vision    61
Write Change Proposals    62
Maintain a Backlog    64
Consider Alternatives    66
Not Doing Things    70
Urgent versus Important    70
Redocument the System    71
Summary    72
 
Chapter 5: Design    75
How Architecture Accelerates Design    76
How Design Forces Architectural Evolution    79
Decomposition    81
Composition    82
Composition and Platforms    84
Incrementalism    85
Parallelism    86
Organizational Structure    87
Work in the Open    88
Giving Up    91
Done    92
Summary    93
 
Chapter 6: Decisions    95
Will More Information Help?     96
Whats Happening in the Meantime?    98
How Many Decisions Are in Play?     99
Whats the Cost of Not Doing It?     100
Can I Live with This Change?     102
What Is the Cost of Getting This Wrong?    104
How Much More Certain Can I Be?    105
Is This My Decision to Make?     106
Am I Aligned?    108
Can I Document It?     109
Summary    110
 
Chapter 7: Practices    113
Backlog    114
Catalogs    118
Templates    119
Reviews    122
Status    125
Velocity    127
Thinking    130
Summary    132
 
Chapter 8: Communication    133
Mental Models    134
Writing    136
Talking    139
Information Architecture    142
Naming Things    147
Dictionaries    150
Listening    152
Summary    154
 
Chapter 9: The Architecture Team    157
Specialization    158
Structure    160
Leadership    165
Responsibility    166
Talent    169
Diversity    170
Culture    171
Gathering    173
Seminars and Summits    174
Summary    175
 
Chapter 10: The Product Team    177
Working with Development Methodologies    178
Working with Product Management    180
Helping Out    184
Other Outcomes    186
Setting Boundaries    187
Working with User Experience    188
Working with Program Management    190
Working with Engineering    192
Following Through    195
Working with Testing    197
Working with Operations    200
Summary    203
 
Conclusion    205
 
References    211
Index    213