Software Architecture with Stefan Tilkov

CaSE: Conversations about Software Engineering

Joy Clark talks with Stefan Tilkov about software architecture

• Software Engineering Institute
  • Classic Software Architecture Definitions
  • Community Software Architecture Definitions
• Release It!
• Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler (Amazon)
• Effektive Softwarearchitekturen by Gernot Starke
• PoSA - Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture
• Podcast: Ressourcen für Softwarearchitekten
• REST Architectural Style
• David Parnas 1972
• Architecture is a Language by Marcus Völter
• Visualise, document and explore your software architecture by Simon Brown

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. What is Software Architecture? (00:00:27)

3. But with something like 'Agile' do we still need to have conversations about software architecture? (00:01:45)

4. Can the architecture change over time? (00:04:05)

5. How much does the technology that we use determine the architecture of our system? (00:05:17)

6. If the technology does play a role in the architecture, should the architect be able to code? (00:09:58)

7. Do I need a special certification as an architect? (00:12:48)

8. If I am just a normal software developer and I am in a project, how much is it my responsibility to carry out the architecture of the system? (00:15:00)

9. Should there be two separate rules, 'developer' and 'architect'? (00:19:27)

10. Is communication important? (00:22:43)

11. How do you deal with architectural decisions which come from management? (00:26:52)

12. What tools can you use as a software architect? (00:28:52)

13. Can you assume that UML is easy to understand? (00:32:50)

14. When we start a software project, is the architecture always the same? (00:34:15)

15. What kind of architectural styles are there? (00:34:58)

16. What is a '3-Tier-Architecture'? (00:37:21)

17. What is the difference between tiers and layers? (00:41:43)

18. Is it better to have more or less layers? (00:43:57)

19. What is the most popular architectural style currently? Is there one? (00:45:34)

20. Does something small like a Command Line Application have an architecture? (00:48:46)

21. Learning software architecture to write better software (00:50:54)

22. Enterprise Architecture (00:52:12)

23. Is there anything else that you would like to say about software architecture? (00:55:57)

24. What is your favorite architectural style? (00:59:34)

25. If I want to get started and become an architect, how do I do that? (01:01:02)

26. What's your favorite book on software architecture? (01:02:18)