Continuous Architecture in Practice • Eoin Woods & Simon Brown

Discover the practical approach to making architecture decisions throughout the lifecycle, emphasizing collaboration, communication, and context-dependent design, in this talk on Continuous Architecture in Practice.

Key takeaways

Continuous architecture is about making decisions throughout the lifecycle, rather than upfront or retrospective.
Capturing and sharing architecture decisions is valuable, especially for future decisions and changes.
The book’s approach focuses on the team game of architecture, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and communication.
Continuous architecture is about acknowledging that there’s no single right answer, and design decisions are context-dependent.
Perspectives are a key aspect of continuous architecture, helping teams think about cross-cutting concerns, such as security, performance, and scalability.
The book highlights the importance of understanding who cares about the system and what they care about, to inform architectural decisions.
UML is not the only modeling language, and other notations can be used depending on the team’s needs and context.
Continuous architecture is about recognizing that the tradeoffs of architectural decisions are not just about technical debt, but also about the people involved.
The book aims to provide practical guidance for teams working with continuous architecture, using examples from the authors’ own experiences.

Continuous Architecture in Practice • Eoin Woods & Simon Brown

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