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How to Think Like an Architect
Thu, 27 April
Thinking like a software architect is seeing things with a “software architect’s eye”, similar to how a meteorologists, artists, and mariners see clouds with a different point of view and with different meaning. Architectural thinking isn’t just for architects - senior developers and tech leads can apply architectural thinking into their daily activities as well to better understand the architectural implications of decisions they make. In this keynote you’ll learn what architectural thinking is and how to apply this kind of thinking to your daily work and activities, regardless of your role or title. In this keynote you’ll learn how to think like an architect, increase your technical breadth, and how to analyze trade-offs.
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About the speaker
Mark Richards
Founder, DeveloperToArchitect.com
Mark Richards is an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of microservices architectures and other distributed systems in a variety of technologies. He has been in the software industry since 1983 and has significant experience and expertise in application, integration, and enterprise architecture. Mark is the founder of DeveloperToArchitect.com, a free website devoted to helping developers in the journey to becoming a software architect. In addition to hands-on consulting, Mark has authored numerous technical books and videos, including his two latest books Fundamentals of Software Architecture and Software Architecture: The Hard Parts that he co-authored with Neal Ford. Mark has spoken at hundreds of conferences and user groups around the world on a variety of enterprise-related technical topics.
