Code Craft

In a Nutshell

The Roman architect Vitruvius made a timeless statement of what constitutes good architectural design: strength (firmitas), utility (utilitas), and beauty (venustas). (Vitruvius) This holds true for our software architectures. Without a well-defined, well-communicated architecture, a software project will lack a cohesive internal structure. It will become brittle, unstable, and ugly. Eventually, it will reach a breaking point.

All this talk of pasta has made me hungry. I’m off to build a seven-layer reference trifle. . . .

Good programmers . . .	Bad programmers . . .
Understand their software architecture and write new code within it Can apply the appropriate architecture to each design scenario Create simple architectures that are ...