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Architecture Complete : A Programmer's Guide to Software Architecture and Design

ISBN: 9781118026441 | 1118026446

Format: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date: 8/28/2012

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Learn the practical skills needed to become a great software architect The fundamentals of good software architecture and design are often overlooked-a fact that reveals itself when a programmer is asked to build a scalable, mission-critical application, which results in poorly designed applications. This book changes that unfortunate outcome. With this invaluable book, software architecture gurus Michael Gualtieri and Jason Darrow teach you the core concepts and methods for architecting and designing good software. You'll learn why extraordina... MOREry software architecture is more than just choosing the right technologies, but also about enabling compelling user experiences, adaptability, scalability, high availability, and security. Plus, an in-depth look at the complex and creative design decisions-and how to negotiate this decision process-shows you how to translate sound architecture into effective software design. Teaches the fundamentals of software architecture and addresses why software architecture is important Explains the differences between how software developers approach and solve problems versus software architects Describes the processes that software architects use to create a great architecture, from concept, prototype, and implementation to final implementation Looks at the most common mistakes that software architects make and discusses how to avoid them Includes examples of complete architectures that you can use as models for your own projects Architecture Complete shows you how to apply the concepts, processes, and technologies that are covered in the book into your own set of practical skills in order to become a great software architect.

This book shows programmers how to apply proven principles of good software architectures to design and build�reliable, robust, flexible and secure applications. The chapters in Part 1 teach the fundamentals of software architecture, and answer these questions: - What is software architecture? - Why is software architecture important? - What do software architects do? - What is the difference between how software developers approach and solve�problems versus software architects? - How will knowledge of software architecture benefit my career? - What are the seven qualities that all software architectures must balance? - Why do so many software architects focus on only 2 or 3 of these? Section 2 describes the processes that architects use to create�a great architecture, and answers these questions: - What processes do architects use to go from requirements, concept, prototype, implementation, to final implementation? - How do architects make design decisions? - What are the most common mistakes made by software architects?� Section 3 discusses the best practices and technology choices to help software architects achieve the right balance of the seven core architectural qualities essential for making the�right design decisions.�� The authors take a real-world approach, examining practical constraints imposed by existing technologies, budgets, and resources that can influence the final design.� This section will review some of the most exciting emerging technologies that enable good design---from the presentation layer up to cloud architecture.� Questions answered in this section: - What are the best practices and patterns that architects use to achieve the right balance of the seven architectural qualities? - What technology choices can be specified to implement the best practices and patterns? - How do I decide to build versus buy a technology? - When can I use all open source, all commercial, or a mix of both? Section 4� shows how to apply the concepts, processes, and technologies to design 3� common types of applications: social media,� eCommerce, and location-based Mobile apps.� The authors provide readers with�examples of complete architectures that�they can use as models for their own projects. Note that all code examples will be presented in Java;� code will be provided where it's important to illustrate tradeoffs in implementing the high-level design at the code level.�� Code examples will be provided on the book's companion website.

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