Software Architecture for Developers

Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• About the book
  • Why did I write the book?
  • A new approach to software development?
• About the author
• Acknowledgements
• I Architecture
  • What is ``software architecture''?
    • Architecture as a noun - structure
    • Architecture as a verb - vision
    • Types of architecture
    • Towards a definition of ``software architecture''
    • Enterprise architecture - strategy rather than code
    • Architecture vs design
    • Is software architecture important?
    • Does every software project need software architecture?
• II Architects
  • The software architecture role
    • 1. Architectural drivers
    • 2. Designing software
    • 3. Technical risks
    • 4. Technical leadership
    • 5. Quality assurance
    • Software architecture is a role, not a rank
    • Create your own definition of the role