Practical Software Architecture: Moving from System Context to Deployment

Foreword

Ah. Software architecture. A phrase that brings delight to some, grumblings to others, and apathy to far too many, particularly those who are far too busy slamming out code to bother with design.

And yet, as we know, all software-intensive systems have an architecture. Some are intentional, others are accidental, and far too many are hidden in the constellation of thousands upon thousands of small design decisions that accumulate from all that code-slamming.

Tilak takes us on a wonderful, approachable, and oh-so-very pragmatic journey through the ways and means of architecting complex systems that matter. With a narrative driven by a set of case studies—born from his experience as a practical architect in the real world—Tilak explains ...