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by Thomas J. Mowbray (Author), Raphael Malveau (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (18 Dec 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0131412272
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131412279
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Hands-on exercises, real-life war stories, and a take-no-prisoners attitude madethe first edition of this book among the most popular software architecturebooks in the market. This timely second edition retains those popularcharacteristics, with added treatment to reflect the latest trends anddevelopments in the world of software development. Software architecturecontinues to grow as a discipline as more and more development organizationshave recognized that solid architecture begets successful projects. This newedition is ideal for software professionals who want to learn how to be asuccessful software architect. The authors teach you how to avoid timeconsumingpitfalls and costly errors through a solid architecture strategy.



From the Back Cover

The completely updated "field manual" for becoming a better software architect!

The crucial skills you need to survive and thrive as an enterprise software architect! Fully updated for the latest techniques-from lightweight methods and architectural layers to Model-Driven Architecture and UML 2.0!

In this book, Raphael Malveau and Thomas J. Mowbray share up-to-the-minute insights and practical solutions for all the key challenges of building enterprise software systems with objects, components, and Internet technologies. You'll master today's best technical and business practices for the entire project lifecycle as you discover how to avoid crucial pitfalls and costly errors. Coverage includes:

  • Choosing the right architectural model for your project
  • Executing heavyweight and lightweight approaches to software architecture
  • Understanding the architectural issues associated with open source development
  • Managing complexity, scalability, reliability, security, latency, and flexibility
  • Making the most of abstraction, refactoring, and architectural prototyping
  • Leveraging proven design patterns and anti-patterns
  • Effective prototyping, business-case development, and project leadership
  • Coordinating smoothly with project managers and teams
  • Managing your own career as a software architect

With hands-on exercises, real-life war stories, and a take-no-prisoners attitude, Software Architect Bootcamp, Second Edition, won't just help you become a great software architect: it'll help you become a true technical leader of your organization.



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2.0 out of 5 stars A Game of Two Halves, 17 Jan 2002
By A. K. Johnston "(www.andrewj.com/books)" (LEATHERHEAD United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Software Architect Bootcamp (Paperback)
Like the famous description of soccer, this book is very much a "game of two halves". Half the book, maybe more, discusses the role of a software architect - the architect's approach, attitude, responsibilities, processes and techniques. This is excellent: clear and concise, encouraging if you are a newcomer but still stimulating if you are a more seasoned architect. It is without doubt one of the best descriptions I have read.

Unfortunately, the other half of the book is less useful. The technical parts are either too simplistic, or too detailed when discussing a particular solution favoured by the authors. The text frequently tends to become a repetitive and thinly-disguised commercial for CORBA, and there is an obsession with standards such as RM-ODP which are simply not relevant to a great many commercial developers. The few examples are very simplistic, with no real discussion of many of the technical issues which a real architecture must address.

The book would have been much better for more care in its editing and presentation. The quality of proof-reading is in general poor, but becomes quite appalling in some of the technical sections - evidence perhaps that the authors allowed their technical stance to dictate a poor choice of word processor. The choice of diagrams seems random: some are good, but some difficult discussions cry out for a diagram (horizontal and vertical partitioning, for example), while in other places a diagram confuses where the text is clear. The reference list is incomplete, omitting even the authors' "primary" reference which is quoted, frequently, in the text. All this is doubly disappointing when you consider that one of the authors is the series editor, and both were co-authors of the excellent "AntiPatterns" book.

My advice: if you are happy with the technological side of software architecture, and want advice on how to be a better architect, then buy this book, but read chapters 5 through 9 before you even attempt to read the first part. If, however, you are seeking technical guidance in the real world of software from Microsoft, Oracle and a host of legacy systems, then look elsewhere...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point to become a Software Architect, 16 April 2001
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After reading this book I realized that for a long time I allready was doing software architecture work... The use of a military boot camp analogy is delicious, because there is a WAR out there!
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