Essential Software Architecture (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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Job titles like "Technical Architect" and "Chief Architect" nowadays abound in software industry. Yet (or so ?) many people suspect that "architecture" is one of the most overused and least understood terms in professional software development. Gorton's book tries to resolve this dilemma. It concisely describes the essential elements of knowledge and key skills required to be a software architect. The explanations encompass the essentials of architectural thinking, practices, and supporting technologies. They range from a general understanding of structure and quality attributes over technical issues like middleware components and documentation to recent or upcoming technologies like model-driven architecture, software product lines, aspect-oriented design, service-oriented architectures, and the Semantic Web, which will presumably influence future software systems. All approaches are illustrated by an ongoing real-world example. So if you work as an architect or senior designer (or want to some day), or if you are a student in software engineering, here is a valuable and yet approachable knowledge source for you.