October 2026
Intermediate to advanced
552 pages
13h 11m
English
book
Software Architecture Patterns, Antipatterns, and Pitfalls
by Mark Richards, Neal Ford, Raju Gandhi
Overview
As software systems grow in complexity and scale, choosing the right architectural pattern is critical to meeting performance, agility, and operational demands. In this book, Mark Richards, Neal Ford, and Raju Gandhi detail modern software architecture patterns and the antipatterns and pitfalls to avoid. Unique star-chart ratings for each pattern let you see at a glance how well it supports scalability, resilience, and maintainability. You'll learn how your choices affect an architecture's capabilities in different contexts, such as microservices or event-driven architectures, and how to evaluate trade-offs to select the right pattern for your system's needs.
Architects, software developers, and technical leaders will find new insights and tools for AI use, governance, aligning architecture with domain and business needs.
- Understand the core principles, strengths, and limitations of key architecture patterns and the antipatterns to avoid
- Select and apply appropriate architecture patterns based on business and technical requirements
- Analyze and compare architectural trade-offs to make informed decisions about how patterns affect capabilities
- Use metrics and fitness functions to modernize governance
- Design cohesive, resilient, and evolvable systems using proven patterns and modern industry practices
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