Head First Software Architecture (Second Early Release)

✍ Scribed by Raju Gandhi, Mark Richards, and Neal Ford

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 149
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

If you're a software developer looking for a quick on-ramp to software architecture, this handy guide is a great place to start. From the authors of Fundamentals of Software Architecture, Head First Software Architecture teaches you how to think architecturally and explores the unique challenges of software architecture. You'll learn the distinction between architecture and design and the relationship between code, components, and architectural styles. You'll also learn how to work with some common architectural styles through vivid, fun examples. Quick, easy, and entertaining, this book is a valuable introduction to the world of software architecture.

Why does this book look so different?
Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Software Architecture uses a visually rich format to engage your mind, rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multisensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

✦ Table of Contents

1. Software Architecture Demystified: Let’s Get Started!
   Building your understanding of software architecture
   Building plans and software architecture
   The dimensions of software architecture
   Puzzling out the dimensions
   Everything is interconnected.
   The first dimension: Architectural characteristics
   The second dimension: Architectural decisions
   BE the architect
   The third dimension: Logical components
   The fourth dimension: Architectural styles
   No, architecture and design are different.
   A design perspective
   An architectural perspective
   The spectrum between architecture and design
   Where along the spectrum does your decision fall?
   Is it strategic or tactical?
   How much effort will it take to construct or change?
   Does it have significant trade-offs?
   Strategic versus tactical
   High versus low levels of effort
   Code Magnets
   Significant versus less significant trade-offs
   Putting it all together
   You made it!
   Software Architecture Crossword
   BE the architect solution
   Code Magnets Solution
   Software Architecture Crossword Solution
   1. Everything’s a Trade-off: The Two Laws of Software Architecture
      It starts with a sneaker app
      What do we know so far?
      Having the trading service communicate with downstream services
      Analyzing trade-offs
      Trade-off analysis: Queue edition
      Trade-off analysis: Topic edition
      The first law of software architecture
      It always comes back to trade-offs
      Making an architectural decision
      What else makes a decision architectural?
      The second law of software architecture
      Architectural Decision Records (ADRs)
      Cubicle conversation
      Writing ADRs: Getting the title right
      Writing ADRs: What’s your status?
      Writing ADRs: What’s your status? (recap)
      Writing ADRs: Establishing the context
      Writing ADRs: Writing the decision
      Writing ADRs: Considering the consequences
      Writing ADRs: Ensuring governance
      Writing ADRs: Closing notes
      The benefits of ADRs
      Two Many Sneakers is a success
      The “two laws” crossword
      The “two laws” crossword solution
      About the Authors