Chapter 7
Architecture
Introduction
The term "software architect" has become sadly maligned of late, probably as a result of developers working with architecture astronauts—http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/10/21.html who communicate through PowerPoint-Driven Development. Simon Brown has written a book called Software Architecture for Developers—https://leanpub.com/software-architecture-for-developers; check it out for a complete discussion of the responsibility of a software architect. The focus of this chapter is on the incremental differences between thinking about a problem as code and as architecture that supports the code. It's also about some of the things to think about as you're designing your application, when to think about ...
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