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Software Architect’s Handbook: Become a successful software architect by implementing effective architecture concepts
A comprehensive guide to exploring software architecture concepts and implementing best practices
Key FeaturesEnhance your skills to grow your career as a software architectDesign efficient software architectures using patterns and best practicesLearn how software architecture relates to an organization as well as software development methodologyBook DescriptionThe Software Architect’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to help developers, architects, and senior programmers advance their career in the software architecture domain. This book takes you through all the important concepts, right from design principles to different considerations at various stages of your career in software architecture.
The book begins by covering the fundamentals, benefits, and purpose of software architecture. You will discover how software architecture relates to an organization, followed by identifying its significant quality attributes. Once you have covered the basics, you will explore design patterns, best practices, and paradigms for efficient software development.
The book discusses which factors you need to consider for performance and security enhancements. You will learn to write documentation for your architectures and make appropriate decisions when considering DevOps. In addition to this, you will explore how to design legacy applications before understanding how to create software architectures that evolve as the market, business requirements, frameworks, tools, and best practices change over time.
By the end of this book, you will not only have studied software architecture concepts but also built the soft skills necessary to grow in this field.
What you will learnDesign software architectures using patterns and best practicesExplore the different considerations for designing software architectureDiscover what it takes to continuously improve as a software architectCreate loosely coupled systems that can support changeUnderstand DevOps and how it affects software architectureIntegrate, refactor, and re-architect legacy applicationsWho this book is forThe Software Architect’s Handbook is for you if you are a software architect, chief technical officer (CTO), or senior developer looking to gain a firm grasp of software architecture.
Table of ContentsThe Meaning of Software ArchitectureSoftware Architecture in an Organization Understanding The DomainSoftware Quality AttributesSoftware Architecture Design Patterns and Best Practices of Software Development Software Architecture Patterns Architecting Modern ApplicationsCrosscutting Concerns Performance Considerations Security Considerations Documenting and Validating Software Architecture DevOps and Software Architecture Architecting Legacy Applications The Soft Skills of Software Architecture Evolutionary Architecture Becoming a Better Software Architect
Key FeaturesEnhance your skills to grow your career as a software architectDesign efficient software architectures using patterns and best practicesLearn how software architecture relates to an organization as well as software development methodologyBook DescriptionThe Software Architect’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to help developers, architects, and senior programmers advance their career in the software architecture domain. This book takes you through all the important concepts, right from design principles to different considerations at various stages of your career in software architecture.
The book begins by covering the fundamentals, benefits, and purpose of software architecture. You will discover how software architecture relates to an organization, followed by identifying its significant quality attributes. Once you have covered the basics, you will explore design patterns, best practices, and paradigms for efficient software development.
The book discusses which factors you need to consider for performance and security enhancements. You will learn to write documentation for your architectures and make appropriate decisions when considering DevOps. In addition to this, you will explore how to design legacy applications before understanding how to create software architectures that evolve as the market, business requirements, frameworks, tools, and best practices change over time.
By the end of this book, you will not only have studied software architecture concepts but also built the soft skills necessary to grow in this field.
What you will learnDesign software architectures using patterns and best practicesExplore the different considerations for designing software architectureDiscover what it takes to continuously improve as a software architectCreate loosely coupled systems that can support changeUnderstand DevOps and how it affects software architectureIntegrate, refactor, and re-architect legacy applicationsWho this book is forThe Software Architect’s Handbook is for you if you are a software architect, chief technical officer (CTO), or senior developer looking to gain a firm grasp of software architecture.
Table of ContentsThe Meaning of Software ArchitectureSoftware Architecture in an Organization Understanding The DomainSoftware Quality AttributesSoftware Architecture Design Patterns and Best Practices of Software Development Software Architecture Patterns Architecting Modern ApplicationsCrosscutting Concerns Performance Considerations Security Considerations Documenting and Validating Software Architecture DevOps and Software Architecture Architecting Legacy Applications The Soft Skills of Software Architecture Evolutionary Architecture Becoming a Better Software Architect
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Published August 30, 2018
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June 27, 2019
I’m a software developer who has spent many years developing all kinds of applications. I wanted a book that would explore the many considerations and decisions that software architects need to make and the techniques they use to go about their job. This book did not disappoint and was well worth the purchase.
The book does not focus on any particular programming language or development framework (although there are some code samples in C# just to explain some points). Instead, the book concentrates on software architecture and development in general and I appreciated the fact that it did not emphasize a specific technology that I may not even be using. Because of this, I think this book has a wide appeal and will be relevant for many software developers and architects.
As an experienced developer, there were some topics that I was already familiar with and there were others that were new to me, which was expected. I found the book to be very insightful and it gave me new ideas, things to look for, and concepts that I can apply to my projects. The book is large and has good coverage of many topics. As you can imagine, some of the topics could be the subject of an entire book (or books) all by themselves, and this book inspired me to explore some of those topics even further.
Highly recommended.
The book does not focus on any particular programming language or development framework (although there are some code samples in C# just to explain some points). Instead, the book concentrates on software architecture and development in general and I appreciated the fact that it did not emphasize a specific technology that I may not even be using. Because of this, I think this book has a wide appeal and will be relevant for many software developers and architects.
As an experienced developer, there were some topics that I was already familiar with and there were others that were new to me, which was expected. I found the book to be very insightful and it gave me new ideas, things to look for, and concepts that I can apply to my projects. The book is large and has good coverage of many topics. As you can imagine, some of the topics could be the subject of an entire book (or books) all by themselves, and this book inspired me to explore some of those topics even further.
Highly recommended.
September 12, 2019
"Software Architect's Handbook" is tailored for the Software Architects, however, it is a must read for anybody that wants to develop well-respected software. You will learn everything from Agile and Waterfall methods, ways of testing and debugging, change management, domain driven design, processes and quality standards of software, technical debt, application security, making use of cloud and so much more... Personally, my favorite chapter is "Architecting Modern Applications" - everything you need to know in order to start coding applications that are faster, scale easily and won't turn into Frankenstein monsters during their lifetime! A huge thanks for that for the author Joseph Ingeno - from now on, no excuses on the quality!
December 16, 2019
Designing software systems comes with experience and not everyone will have it initially. The breadth of tools, framework and technologies available for designing are multitude.
How to go about application modernisation or designing new IT applications is not that hard once we understand, learn and apply them.
This book just provides that. the available methodologies , framework ,technology choice, the approach , soft skills, learning path and much more.
The book is light , yet rich in content and recommended book for budding architects or who wants transform into one.
I took in a year to read , slowly digesting the information, deep dive in topics that was new to me.
Take your time and rejoice being a architect!
How to go about application modernisation or designing new IT applications is not that hard once we understand, learn and apply them.
This book just provides that. the available methodologies , framework ,technology choice, the approach , soft skills, learning path and much more.
The book is light , yet rich in content and recommended book for budding architects or who wants transform into one.
I took in a year to read , slowly digesting the information, deep dive in topics that was new to me.
Take your time and rejoice being a architect!
July 5, 2019
This is a great book for software developers who are interested in becoming a software architect or simply want to become a better developer. The book begins by describing the software architect role and how it fits in the context of an organization. It then covers all the different aspects of software architecture, including designing for quality attributes, leveraging the use of patterns, following best practices, and taking into consideration crosscutting, performance, and security concerns. I was pleased that it covered modern topics such as microservices, continuous integration/deployment, and building cloud-native applications. It provides a complete picture of being a software architect as it even goes into topics such as working with legacy applications, soft skills, and the types of things you can do to continually improve your skills going forward.
January 13, 2019
It has a huge coverage on software architecture, I learned a lot from it.
December 31, 2018
This looks like student notes from some course.
April 23, 2020
A really good and comprehensive book about many of the architecture related topics, starting from the whole idea up to soft skills and personal development.
Most of the topics are just starter, but the author usually points to further reads.
Most of the topics are just starter, but the author usually points to further reads.
March 10, 2019
Usually I start these reviews telling what's the book about. And this is the first of the issues I found with this book. It's not clear what it is about. In theory it was a handbook for software architects. In practice it's not clear which of the multiple related roles this book targets: senior software engineer, team lead, project manager, product manager and software architect. Admittedly, those roles are mingled in many ocassions. But there is not even an attempt about classifying or explaining and targeting.
The second issue is the lack of clarity and structure. Maybe it was because I read it on a Kindle (mobi format), but there the book is a collection of around 15/20 chapters with no big themes or progression or parts grouping chapters. But also chapters seem unrelated. There is a chapter on legacy architectures, another one in evolutionary architectures, and a chapter or a few chapters in between completely unrelated.
And the third issue is the biggest of all. Correction. If you're targeting people that want to learn about being a good "software architect" (whatever the quotes mean), you need to explain the really important concepts in a correct way (I trust the author understand them).
The problem is the author doesn't explain those concepts. The explanation of availability in security made me scream. It suggests that it is something like UX in conflict with confidentiality or integrity that needs to be balanced??? Tip: when there is a flood or an earthquake in your datacenter, neither confidentiality nor integrity fail. Bonus: Security as a trade-off is not about that "balance" between confidentiality and integrity on one side and availability on the other. It is between security and the cost of security. You can protect against the risk of a power cut. Is it worth it? Yes for a datacenter, not for your house. You can protect against the risk of a nuclear bomb. Is it worth it? No for most datacenters. And even for military ones, maybe it's better to find redundancy of datacenters (see in both cases I'm talking about availability and security)
Similarly, the process describing salting in hashing with suggestion of using the same salt for everything and no mention of storing both hash and salt at the same time was REALLY painful to read.
In summary. Avoid.
The second issue is the lack of clarity and structure. Maybe it was because I read it on a Kindle (mobi format), but there the book is a collection of around 15/20 chapters with no big themes or progression or parts grouping chapters. But also chapters seem unrelated. There is a chapter on legacy architectures, another one in evolutionary architectures, and a chapter or a few chapters in between completely unrelated.
And the third issue is the biggest of all. Correction. If you're targeting people that want to learn about being a good "software architect" (whatever the quotes mean), you need to explain the really important concepts in a correct way (I trust the author understand them).
The problem is the author doesn't explain those concepts. The explanation of availability in security made me scream. It suggests that it is something like UX in conflict with confidentiality or integrity that needs to be balanced??? Tip: when there is a flood or an earthquake in your datacenter, neither confidentiality nor integrity fail. Bonus: Security as a trade-off is not about that "balance" between confidentiality and integrity on one side and availability on the other. It is between security and the cost of security. You can protect against the risk of a power cut. Is it worth it? Yes for a datacenter, not for your house. You can protect against the risk of a nuclear bomb. Is it worth it? No for most datacenters. And even for military ones, maybe it's better to find redundancy of datacenters (see in both cases I'm talking about availability and security)
Similarly, the process describing salting in hashing with suggestion of using the same salt for everything and no mention of storing both hash and salt at the same time was REALLY painful to read.
In summary. Avoid.
April 25, 2021
The book assembles a plethora of topics from different sources, covering a very broad amount of topics that have nothing to do with the title and they add basically nothing to do the knowledge you might already have. It's a copy'n'paste exercise like all the Packt books I read until now.
March 14, 2020
It's a weird book. After looking at Table of Contents you can assume that it covers really interesting topics related to Software Architecture. The problem is that all these topics are trully interesting but author only touches them. If you're newbie in particular area then it won't help you to fully understand the problem. If you're experienced in that area then it also won't help you - it's just a basic description of the problem. Vast majority of the time it's like an aggregated list of definitions from wikipedia.
I liked last chapters about soft skills - they were nicely written and pointed good arguments.
I gave two stars - maybe for someone who has some programming experience but has no idea what Software Architect is responsible for, it can be start point for gathering this knowledge.
I liked last chapters about soft skills - they were nicely written and pointed good arguments.
I gave two stars - maybe for someone who has some programming experience but has no idea what Software Architect is responsible for, it can be start point for gathering this knowledge.
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