November 15th-16h | Simon Brown | Amsterdam

Why should you attend?

In this Masterclass Simon Brown (author of 'Software Architecture for Developers')  will give you an introduction to a pragmatic and practical approach to software architecture; including technical leadership, communication and how to balance upfront design with agile approaches. Software Architecture for Developers is a practical and pragmatic guide to modern software architecture, specifically aimed at software developers. 

   This Masterclass will cover:

•  The essence of software architecture
•  Why the software architecture role should include coding, coaching and collaboration
•  The things that you really need to think about before coding
•  How to visualise your software architecture using the C4 model
•  A lightweight approach to documenting your software
•  Why there is no conflict between agile and architecture
•  What "just enough" up front design means
•  How to identify risks with risk-storming

      Agenda - Day 1

• Introductions 

•  Architecture 
•  What is software architecture?
• Architecture vs design
• The importance of software architecture
•  Architectural drivers 
• Requirements
• Quality attributes
• Constraints
• Principles
• Agility

•  Software design exercise 

•  Lunch 

•  Review and feedback 
• Does the solution satisfy the architectural drivers?

• Architects
• A definition of the software architecture role
• Technical leadership and the different leadership styles
• Technical skills
• Soft skills
• Software architecture and coding

•  Visualising software architecture
  • Do you understand the diagrams?

       Agenda - Day 2

• Visualising software architecture
• Diagramming anti-patterns and typical problems
• The "model-code gap"
• Abstractions and creating a shared vocabulary with a ubiquitous language
• An overview of the C4 model
• Notation and tips for better diagrams
• System Context diagrams
• Container diagrams
• Component diagrams

• Lunch

• Documenting software architecture
• The importance of documentation
• Writing lightweight supplementary documentation using a "software guidebook" or arc42

• Managing technical risk
• Quantifying and prioritising risk
• Identifying risk with risk-storming

•  Software architecture in the delivery process
  • Waterfall, RUP, agile, etc
  • The conflict between architure and agile
  • Approaching software architecture in a pragmatic, lightweight way
  • How much up front design is enough?

•   Discussion, questions and wrap-up

Are there any prerequisites?

Some experience building software; no laptops needed 

Would you like to join as a group? - Contact us here

About the trainer Simon Brown

Simon is a consultant specialising in software architecture, and the author of Software Architecture for Developers (a developer-friendly guide to software architecture, technical leadership, and the balance with agility).

He’s also the creator of the C4 Software Architecture Model and the founder of Structurizr, which is a collection of open source and commercial tooling to help software teams visualise, document, and explore their software architecture.

You can connect with Simon on Twitter @simonbrown

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