INGENO - Software Architect’s Handbook

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Joseph Ingeno is a software architect who oversees a number of enterprise software applications. During his career, he has designed and developed software for a variety of different industries. He has extensive experience working on web, mobile, and desktop applications using different technologies and frameworks.

Joseph graduated from the University of Miami a with Master of Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Computer Information Systems, and followed that with a Master of Software Engineering degree from Brandeis University.

He holds several certifications, including the Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer and the Professional Software Engineering Master Certification from the IEEE Computer Society.

Gaurav Aroraa has done an MPhil in computer science. He is a Microsoft MVP, a lifetime
member of Computer Society of India (CSI), an advisory member of IndiaMentor, certified as a Scrum trainer/coach, XEN for ITIL-F, and APMG for PRINCE-F and PRINCE-P. He is an open source developer, a contributor to TechNet Wiki, and the founder of Ovatic Systems Private Limited. In his career of over 20 years, he has mentored thousands of students and industry professionals. Apart from that, he's written over 100 white papers for research scholars and various universities across the globe.

Anand B Pillai is a technophile by profession with 20 years' of experience in software development, design, and architecture. Over the years, he has worked with numerous companies in fields ranging from security, search engines, large-scale web portals and big data. He is a founder of the Bangalore Python Users' Group and is the author of Software Architecture with Python (PacktPub, April 2017). Anand is currently a VP of an engineering at the early-stage legal technology startup, Klarity Law. He happily resides with his family in Bangalore, India.

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Modern software systems are complex, and the software architect role is a challenging one. This book was written to help software dev elopers transition into the role of a software architect, and to assist existing software architects to be successful in their role. It helps readers understand how being a software architect is different than being a developer and what it takes to be an effective software architect.

This comprehensive guide to software architecture begins by explaining what software architecture entails, the responsibilities of the software architect position, and what you will be expected to know. Software architects must have technical and non-technical skills, and they must have both breadth and depth of knowledge.

The book progress to covering non-technical topics such as the importance of understanding your organization's business, working in the context of an organization, and gathering requirements for software systems. It then takes a deep dive into technical topics such as software quality attributes, software architecture design, software development best practices, architecture patterns, how to improve performance, and security considerations.