Principles of Software Architecture

How to become a Software Architect

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What You Will Learn!

Students will be able to demonstrate their software development experiences.
Students will be able to identify metrics that provide transparency into the status of business objectives and goals, platform health and quality trends.
Students will be able to create a compelling vision, align people on that vision, and let their fingerprints be all over the results.
Students will be able to help the team be successful while building relationships and mutual trust.
Students will be educated and informed, but not derailed by shiny objects.
Students will recognize that collaboration is the key to achieving great things that you could never do alone.
Students will create a continuous improvement mindset.

Description

In this course, I present valuable principles on key development issues that go way beyond technology. I offer advice for communicating with stakeholders, eliminating complexity, empowering developers, and other piratical lessons through my experience.

Among the 40 principles in this course, you'll find useful advice such as:

Don't put your resume ahead of your requirements.
Chances are, your biggest problem isn't technical.
Communication is king.
Simplicity before generality.
Use before reuse.
It's never too early to think about performance.

To be successful as a software architect, you need to master both business and technology. This course tells you what is important and how to approach a project. If you want to enhance your career, take this course.