Don't engineer by coincidence-design it like you mean it! Filled with practical techniques
Design It! is the perfect introduction to software architecture for programmers who are ready
to grow their design skills. Lead your team as a software architect ask the right stakeholders
the right questions explore design options and help your team implement a system that
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workshops that are fast effective and fun-and develop more awesome software! With dozens of
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and learn a variety of skills that will make you a better programmer leader and designer.
Uncover the big ideas behind software architecture and gain confidence working on projects big
and small. Plan design implement and evaluate software architectures and collaborate with
your team stakeholders and other architects. Identify the right stakeholders and understand
their needs dig for architecturally significant requirements write amazing quality attribute
scenarios and make confident decisions. Choose technologies based on their architectural
impact facilitate architecture-centric design workshops and evaluate architectures using
lightweight effective methods. Write lean architecture descriptions people love to read. Run
an architecture design studio implement the architecture you've designed and grow your team's
architectural knowledge. Good design requires good communication. Talk about your software
architecture with stakeholders using whiteboards documents and code and apply
architecture-focused design methods in your day-to-day practice. Hands-on exercises real-world
scenarios and practical team-based decision-making tools will get everyone on board and give
you the experience you need to become a confident software architect.
