One of my colleagues shared this YouTube presentation on a private channel,
I think itโs worth watching for every engineer. There are a lot of takeaways from this resourceful presentation. Here are my takeaways. ๐
๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง:
– Big design up front is discouraged, but doing no design is ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐.
– Encourage doing just enough upfront design based on the context of the project.
– Different scenarios (e.g., startups vs. enterprise system replacements) require different amounts of design upfront.
๐ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค:
– The Scrum Guide says, โ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ I canโt entirely agree with this.
– Architects should be ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ and think proactively to keep placeholders to support architecture agility or resist then redesign all over again.
๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
– Architects need a birdโs eye view of the technology landscape to avoid chaos and maintain consistency.
– The role of a software architect includes proactively managing technical risks and providing continuous leadership.
๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
– Highlights the use of the C4 model as a way to visualize and communicate software architecture effectively. However, in the modern DevOps landscape, we need a โ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญโ strategy documented transparently.
– Encourage the need for a common language for discussing architecture within the team.
โก ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ/๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ/๐๐ญ๐:
– Good architecture supports agility by allowing easier modifications and faster delivery.
– The importance of a continuous improvement mindset in both process and product. โ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ, so โ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
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– Mentions techniques like risk storming and threat modeling to identify and address potential risks.
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