Software Architecture

APRIL 8, 2018

Kotlin’s official documentation is great and there are many introductory articles to Kotlin language on medium, so I won’t be explaining the basics and syntax but wanted to present some unique features that Java doesn’t have and makes Kotlin stand out. Kotlin’s type system eliminates the danger of null references from code.

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Strategic Tech

APRIL 12, 2023

Architecture Modernization is far more than just rebuilding the old system with new technologies and the latest architectural patterns. It’s an opportunity to completely rethink the UX, product functionality, business processes, and the domain model (and remove unneeded complexity). But a portfolio-based approach is crucial.

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Strategic Tech

MAY 24, 2019

Over the past few years I have focused much of my learning and work choices around learning about the design of sociotechnical systems?—?how how to design software architectures and organise teams around them. System Role What is the role of a component in the system. I hope you find these variables useful.

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Strategic Tech

DECEMBER 20, 2020

We need a model that describes the different elements of a system that a team could own. I’m not precious about any of the definition used in this article. My goal is to create common ground so that we can discuss the trade-offs of organisational design patterns.

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Strategic Tech

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The systems we build are composed of many pieces. How should we slice up the system and divide responsibilities among teams in our organisation? In Part 1 of this series, a shared language was proposed to accurately describe different elements of a business’s architecture. From mobile apps, to domains, to user journeys.

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Strategic Tech

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This article was co-authored by Eduardo da Silva and Nick Tune based on our individual and collective experiences. FThis article describes a pattern we have observed and applied in multi-team-scope architecture modernization initiatives, the Architecture Modernization Enabling Team (AMET).

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Strategic Tech

JUNE 2, 2021

Modernizing an architecture usually take years. Even a decade or more is nothing out of the ordinary for large organizations who have accumulated legacy and heritage systems over long periods of time. As a result, there can be pressure to begin modernizing a part of the system that will have a clear business impact.

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Strategic Tech

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Some complexity we embrace because there is an opportunity to differentiate, whereas some complexity is providing little or no value and is simply making our systems more complex and expensive to maintain. In Reality… I’m not advocating that you follow every step in this article in order and propose a DDD exemplar.

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O'Reilly Software

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Technology systems are difficult to wrangle. Our systems grow in accidental complexity and complication over time. By 2012, Harvard Business Review published an article by Thomas Davenport and D.J. Architecture begins when someone has a nontrivial problem to be solved. It must be useful, have utility.

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Strategic Tech

JULY 22, 2019

How do we break a large system into smaller, more manageable modular components? This is the question I get asked the most, so I’ve put together this article describing a workshop recipe you can use. Iterating From Here You may immediately identify multiple possible ways to model the system.

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O'Reilly

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Software architecture, infrastructure, and operations are each changing rapidly. The shift to cloud native design is transforming both software architecture and infrastructure and operations. Trends in software architecture, infrastructure, and operations.

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Strategic Tech

JANUARY 22, 2024

This article was co-authored with Eduardo da Silva (also published on his blog ). Architecture modernization initiatives are strategic efforts involving many teams, usually for many months or years. As mentioned in our previous article, we recommend a name that reflects the team’s purpose and area of responsibility.

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O'Reilly

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This approach has worked well for software development, so it is reasonable to assume that it could address struggles related to deploying machine learning in production too. The applications must be integrated to the surrounding business systems so ideas can be tested and validated in the real world in a controlled manner.

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Strategic Tech

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

or “How do software architecture, domains, Conway’s Law, Team Topologies, and value streams all fit together?”. Some teams have complicated branching and testing processes which need accentuating, especially when legacy systems are involved or deploying to app stores. The details can vary quite a lot.

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Strategic Tech

JUNE 23, 2018

Loosely-coupled teams enabled by loosely-coupled software architecture is one of the strongest predictors of continuous delivery performance and organizational scaling. Decoupling Streams of Work Our goal when designing systems is to maximise the speed of delivery and value of the work we deliver.

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Strategic Tech

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Domain-Driven Design is an approach to designing systems, usually software, that emphasises creating a common language between domain experts and system builders. In this article, I’m going to provide working definitions of those concepts and clear them up. Thank you to all involved.

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Strategic Tech

AUGUST 26, 2018

A trip to the supermarket can teach you a lot about designing software systems and shaping teams to build them… I was recently in need of some chocolate sauce. Different parts of your system will change together at different times based on your business requirements. Shall we get a Viennetta ? That sounds good. with ice cream).

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Strategic Tech

MAY 3, 2021

Mapping out your business’s domain landscape has many benefits: knowledge sharing, generating product ideas, providing the foundation for software architecture, aligning on requirements, but a common challenge is… “where do we start?” Check out my presentations and articles. Domain events organised into domains and subdomains.

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Strategic Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The key to loose coupling is to understand how the system you are building is going to change, and minimising the cost of those changes. Is there any way it’s possible to predict the future so that our architecture can easily absorb the changes we need to make of it?

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Strategic Tech

APRIL 27, 2019

Organisations maximising the advantages provided by microservices tend to be organisations which view microservices not just as a technical tool, but a sociotechnical tool.The way software systems are shaped determines the communication paths and the coupling between development teams. As a consequence, we also have subservient teams?

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Abhishek Tiwari

JULY 20, 2019

Don't be trapped by dogma A lot has been said and written about why something worked for Spotify may not apply to your organisation, and the purpose of this article is not to go in those discussions but to highlight practical issues with these models. You want to move fast.

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Strategic Tech

DECEMBER 2, 2018

His articles, his talks, and his sublime visualisations have been referenced thousands of times. Teams will synchronise frequently in order to determine: Where are the boundaries in the system and which team will own which pieces? Alignment Efficiency is inspired by aerodynamic efficiency. Aligned Autonomy ?—?which

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Strategic Tech

DECEMBER 12, 2019

If someone from a different culture with a different naming convention cannot be served by a system, it’s not good business or publicity. The healthcare example used in this article is based on a discussion I recently had with Kacper Gunia based on the needs of a real client. I actually saw Gojko’s talk live at NDC OSLO in 2018.

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