Build Amazing Software

There are lots of things that have to go right when building a software system. Architecture connects them all together and provides a foundation for success. Here are six ways software architecture helps you in your quest to build spectacular software that your stakeholders will love:

1. Software architecture turns a big problem into smaller, more manageable problems.

Modern software systems are large and complex, and they have many moving pieces. The architecture precisely explains how to partition the system into smaller, bite-sized chunks while also ensuring the system as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

2. Software architecture shows people how to work together.

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