Software Architecture
Principles
2_ENTRIES- Flexibility
Able to adapt to changes in both environment and usability requirements without encompassing structural changes.
- SOLID
Lend to developing software with considerations for maintaining and extending as the project grows
Design Patterns
10_ENTRIES- Ports and adapters pattern
Decouple the application core logic from the services it uses.
- Observer pattern
One-to-many state change notification.
- Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, by Gamma et al
The one that started it all
- Software Design Patterns: A Guide
Introduction to common software design patterns.
- Software Design Patterns and Principes (quick overview)
Reasons about common design patterns as well as their upsides and downsides 🎥.
- CQRS
Segregate operations that read data from operations that update data by using separate interfaces.
- Event Sourcing
Instead of storing just the current state of the data in a domain, use an append-only store to record the full series of actions taken on that data.
- Feature Toggles
Feature Toggles (often also refered to as Feature Flags) are a powerful technique, allowing teams to modify system behavior without changing code.
- Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Functional Testing
BDD uses human-readable descriptions of software user requirements as the basis for software tests.
- N-tier architecture style
Layers are a way to separate responsibilities and manage dependencies.
Scalability and Resilience
3_ENTRIES- Circuit Breaker
Protecting failing resources to prevent cascading failures.
- Bulkhead
Partition resources to isolate failures.
- Leader Election
Coordinate distributed workloads by electing a leader.
Methodology
5_ENTRIES- No silver bullet, by Brooks
Making a case for growing software in small increments
- Clean Architecture, by Martin
Key principles and concepts for building sustainable and maintainable software
- Technical Debt, by Fowler
Cost and impact of accumulating technical debt.
- The Magic Tricks of Testing, by Metz
Minimalistic ideals as a practical and pragmatic approach to software testing 🎥.
- TDD, Where did it all go wrong?, by Cooper
Suggestion on TDD practices and boundaries to reduce coupling 🎥.
Documentation
3_ENTRIES- arc42
Template for documentation and communication of software and system architectures.
- Architectural Decision Records
Version and document architectural decisions the same way you do with code.
- Documenting architecture
Pragmatic tips on how to effectively document software architecture.
Workshop formats
6_ENTRIES- Event Storming
Format for exploring domain driven-design.
- MoSCoW Prioritization
Fast and dead-simple way of prioritizing requirements.
- Story mapping
Visualize your requirements by creating story maps.
- Impact mapping
A strategic planning technique used for building products and delivering projects.
- Business Model Canvas
Business plans made simple and visual.
- Business Model Generation, by Osterwalder & Pigneur
Easily visualize your value proposition, costs and revenue streams
Modeling
2_ENTRIES- The C4 Model
Describe software using Context, Containers, Components and Code.
- Wikipedia: Data modeling
Great, short, introduction to data modeling.
Tools
9_ENTRIES- Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
Object-oriented modelling suite. Only available natively for Windows.
- Visual Paradigm
Similar to Enterprise Architect. Available for multiple platforms.
- Lucidchart
Paid cloud-based diagram editor. Available on all common platforms.
- Draw.io
Free and simple diagram editor. Comparable to Visio and its likes. Available on all common platforms.
- Structurizr
Modelling tool based on the C4 Model (see above).
- PlantUML
Like markdown for diagrams, PlantUML renders an english-like grammer into diagrams.
- PlantUML for Atlassian
Adds support for PlantUML-based diagrams in the atlassian suite.
- Sketchboard.io
Collaborative sketchboarding.
- ERD Lab
Free cloud based entity relationship diagram (ERD) tool made for developers.
Agile
6_ENTRIES- Scrum
Framework for developing and maintaining complex products.
- SAFe
Scalable agile framework.
- Nexus
Scalable Scrum according to Ken Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum.
- The death of Agile, by Allen Holub
How "Agile" has moved away from the basic principles of agility, and what we need to do to fix things 🎥.
- Agile Architecture Pt. 1, by Allen Holub
How do we work with architecture in a agile world 🎥.
- Agile Architecture Pt. 2, by Allen Holub
How do we work with architecture in a agile world 🎥.
Lean software development
3_ENTRIES- Wikipedia: Lean Software Development
Translation of lean manufacturing for the software development domain.
- Rolling rocks downhill, by Clarke Ching
Business novel about agile and lean software development
- The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, by Goldratt
Business novel about contiuous improvements in a manufacturing setting. Easily adaptable to software development as well
Extreme programming
1_ENTRIES- Extreme Programming
The most specific of the popular agile processes, focusing on engineering and development practices.
DevOps
6_ENTRIES- Wikipedia: DevOps
Combining software development and operations practices to shorten time to market while maintaining high quality.
- The Phoenix Project, by Gene Kim et al
IT, Devops and helping your Business win
- The Unicorn Project, by Gene Kim
Developers, Digital Disruption and Thriving in the Age of Data
- Keep CALMS and carry on
How BPDTS use the CALMS model as a reference for their devops adaptations.
- Chaos Engineering at Netfix
Chaos Engineering is a new discipline within Software Engineering, building confidence in the behavior of distributed systems at scale 🎥.
- Adidas DevOps Maturity Framework
Based in the C.A.L.M.S. definition of DevOps, the framework defines a set of capabilities and guidelines that when adopted, increases efficiency, effectiveness and happiness of the team.
Bonus
2_ENTRIES- How to learn software design and architecture - a roadmap
Additional things helpful to learn to get a firm understanding of software architecture.
- Software Architect Roadmap
A complete and structured guide to become a Software Architect.