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Data Consistency in Apache Cassandra — Part 3 was originally published in Software Architecture on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. In part 2 , I explained how to achieve immediate and eventual consistency using different write and read consistency levels. In this part, I’ll go a bit deeper into understanding different configuration settings and consistency levels. MORE
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There are a few qualities that differentiate average from high performing software engineering organisations. I believe that attitude towards the design of code and architecture is one of them. Simon Brown taught me how to review architecture diagrams 10 years ago. MORE
One of the biggest time costs in software development is understanding how a system works. As we continuously develop software systems, the complexity slowly increases and we don’t fully realise it. Why not self-documenting architecture? MORE
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It seems unrealistic wanting the best of both world (speed and reliability) but the field of software engineering established during the past decade that speed and reliability can both be achieved. operating-models software-architecture product-management organization-design team-topologies MORE
Choosing the right architecture pattern for any software is very important. Each software pattern has its own merits and demerits which can directly affect the overall attributes of software, thereby affecting the business. Software Development MORE
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Experts explore software architecture security, design heuristics, Next Architecture, and more. Experts from across the software architecture world are coming together in San Jose for the O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference. Michael Carducci takes an entertaining look at why humans are so easy to fool, and he explores what we can do to overcome our weaknesses and build more secure software. Next Architecture. MORE
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From chaos architecture to event streaming to leading teams, the O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference offers a unique depth and breadth of content. We received more than 200 abstracts for talks for the 2018 O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference in London—on both expected and surprising topics. Two of the outstanding features of the O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference are the depth and breadth of our content. MORE
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The 2010s were a turning-point in the history of software engineering. While MVPs have been mainstream for a long time, the concept of Value Streams and Value Stream Architecture is still in the early adopter phase in the DevOps world. MORE
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If you would like to learn or practice how to break up a large business into domains and use them as the foundation for your software architecture and team organization, I have created a strategic domain-driven design kata that you may find useful. MORE
Thoughtful and effective decision-making was a key trend at the O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference in Berlin 2019. The ability to make good decisions might be the most important aspect of a software architecture practitioner’s job. Every day.every week.every month, you make critical architectural decisions. Conversely, bad software architecture decisions have the potential to leave an organization hamstrung for years. MORE
I encounter this problem quite frequently when the word domain is used in the context of business and software architecture. Micro, Macro, Meso Domains Applying micro, meso, macro to business and software architecture, I define them as: Micro Domain?—? MORE
Get a comprehensive overview and hands-on training on software architecture's many aspects. There is no single—or clearly defined—path to becoming a software architect. The sessions at the O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference reflect this fact. MORE
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