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Simon brown software architecture vs code software architecture and coding are often seen as mutually exclusive disciplines, despite us referring to higher level abstractions when we talk. Structurizr lets you create a software architecture model using code via the jsonbased web api, or with our browserbased ui recommended for nonprogrammers, and smaller software architecture. Simon brown, author of software architecture for developers, talks with sven johann about using simple sketches to visualize, communicate and document software architecture. Simon brown, independent consultant specialising in software architecture simon is an independent consultant specialising in software architecture and the author of software architecture for developers a developerfriendly guide to software architecture, technical leadership and the. Here are the slides used in the webinar and the code. Simon brown author of software architecture for developers. Workshop 2019 sydney simon brown, visualising software architecture with the c4 model dec 4 wednesday, 4 december 2019 at cliftons sydney, sydney, nsw. Topics include the differences between a tech lead and an architect, how much documentation is enough. This weeks podcast features simon brown well known for his work training software architects. Visualise, document and explore by simon brown pdfipadkindle. Visualising software architecture with the c4 model october 16th, 2019, timisoara visualising software architecture with the c4 model is a handson, fullday workshop that focusses on the visualisation and communication of software architecture using the c4 model. Software architecture for developers live training. He is also the creator of the c4 model and the founder of structurizr. Simon is an independent consultant specialising in software architecture, and the author of software architecture for developers a developerfriendly guide to software architecture, technical.
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The things that you really need to think about before. During the initial iteration, groups of people are asked to design a software solution given a set of requirements, with the output of this exercise being one or more diagrams to illustrate their solution. The result is that many agile teams are still struggling with questions related to architecture. Im also the creator of the c4 software architecture model and the founder of structurizr, a collection of tooling to help software teams visualise, document and explore their software architecture. Simon brown on the role of the software architect in a. Simon brown, independent consultant, structurizr limited. David sits down with simon brown to discuss the importance of having a common language for software systems. Ignore all documentation, architecture and just write code. Simon brown coding the architecture abstract software architecture and coding are often seen as mutually exclusive disciplines, despite us referring to higher level abstractions when we talk. The c4 model was created by simon brown, who started teaching people about software architecture, while working as a software developerarchitect in. In contrast, ask a software developer to communicate the software architecture of a software system using diagrams and youll likely get a confused mess of boxes and lines.
Volume 1 technical leadership and the balance with agility. The show starts with a consideration of why sketches are more useful than uml and then continues with the explanation of the c4 model context, containers, components and classes and how it fits. Simon brown talks to us about how, now days, we have many diagramming tools and concepts which some of us like to use, and sometimes are even imposed upon the developers by the corporations managers, who actually have no idea of technicalities and the usefulness or not of those diagrams. Mar 2, 2018 a collection of software architecture diagrams. Simon brown im the author of software architecture for developers.
Oct 19, 2016 simon brown is an independent consultant specializing in software architecture. Topics include the differences between a tech lead and an architect, how much documentation is enough and what that looks like in a continuous delivery environment. Ask somebody in the building industry to visually communicate the architecture of a building and youll be presented with site plans, floor plans, elevation simon brown the art of visualising software architecture oredev 2016 on vimeo. Structurizr lets you create a software architecture model using code via the jsonbased web api, or with our browserbased ui recommended for nonprogrammers, and smaller software architecture models.
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