Software architecture: where do you start? You may have seen this on Matt Deacon's blog already ... I'm running a session for the IASA UK chapter on the 9th of March in London. Where do you start? One of the hardest things about software development is being asked to come up with a design ... Designing Maintainable Systems I'm currently involved in a project to upgrade a third party piece of software and it's apparent that when the software was originally designed, the upgrade process was not considered. This became obvious when we totaled up the time required to perform, ... The tension between software architects and their employers Sergey Mikhanov has written a blog entry called Why I don't believe in software architects that, along with the follow-up comments, makes for a good read. It discusses some of the ways that software architecture is typically viewed (e.g. models rather ... 2009 highlights and plans for 2010 - part 4 Onwards then. The plan for 2010 is simple ... more content about pragmatic software architecture and more training. I particularly want to tackle the practical side of the software design process, including how to approach software design given a blank ... 2009 highlights and plans for 2010 - part 3 My final highlight from 2009 is that we improved our Software Architecture for Developers training course by restructuring it and adding more content. We've run this course for several hundred people now and the feedback is consistently excellent. ... Read more blog entries...

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