Includes index

Introduction -- Part 1. Foundations. Architectural thinking -- Modularity -- Architecture characteristics defined -- Identifying architectural characteristics -- Measuring and governing architecture characteristics -- Scope of architecture characteristics -- Component-based thinking -- Part 2. Architecture styles. Foundations -- Layered architecture style -- Pipeline architecture style -- Microkernel architecture style -- Service-based architecture style -- Event-driven architecture style -- Space-based architecture style -- Orchestration-driven service-oriented architecture -- Microservices architecture -- Choosing the appropriate architecture style -- Part 3. Techniques and soft skills. Architecture decisions -- Analyzing architecture risk -- Diagramming and presenting architecture -- Making teams effective -- Negotiation and leadership skills -- Deveoping a career path

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place a software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal Ford-- hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes profesionally for years-- focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks. You'll explore software architecture in a modern light, taking into account all the innovations of the past decade