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Top 5 Must-Read Books for Software Architects

tectrain on July 09, 2024

Hey, have you ever tackled a really tough puzzle? Like one of those giant ones that sprawl across the dining table? Well, software architecture is ...
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Martin Baun

Great list, thanks for the detailed post.

I would personally add in two more:
Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler
9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems by Dave Agans

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Abraham

Improving the design of existing code is a fantastic read, teaches you when to optimize, redesign and most importantly, why you should in the first place.

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Erick Rodriguez

Finally an article not written in ChatGPT. Thanks for providing such valuable content!

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Saúl Zalimben

Thanks for sharing.
I would personally add in two more:

  • Richards, M. (2022). Software architecture patterns. 2nd Edition.
  • Richards, M., & Ford, N. (2020). Fundamentals of software architecture: an engineering approach. O'Reilly Media.
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Victor Solis

I would definetely add Clean Architecture from Robert C. Martin

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Joep Kockelkorn

Another tip: Righting Software by Juval Lowy. Beware, you can’t unread it once read. Guaranteed eye opener.

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Ezile Mdodana

Thank you very much for sharing!

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RayMiles

Thanks for share <3

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Ali nazari

Amazing article! Thanks.

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Joshua Rishama

Improving the design of existing code is a fantastic read, teaches you when to optimize, redesign and most importantly, why you should in the first place.

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