Software Architecture: The Hard Parts • Neal Ford & Mark Richards

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. gotopia.tech/bookclub (http://gotopia.tech/bookclub) Read the full transcription of the interview here (https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/213/software-architecture-the-hard-parts) Neal Ford (https://nealford.com/) - Software Consultant at Thoughtworks & Co-Author of "Software Architecture: The Hard Parts (https://amzn.to/3QeMgjR) " Mark Richards (https://www.developertoarchitect.com/mark-richards.html) - Hands-On Software Architect, Independent Consultant & Co-Author of "Software Architecture: The Hard Parts (https://amzn.to/3QeMgjR) " DESCRIPTION There are no easy decisions in software architecture. Instead, there are many hard parts--difficult problems or issues with no best practices--that force you to choose among various compromises. With this book, you'll learn how to think critically about the trade-offs involved with distributed architectures. Architecture veterans and practicing consultants Neal Ford (https://nealford.com/) , Mark Richards (https://www.developertoarchitect.com/mark-richards.html) , Pramod Sadalage (https://sadalage.com/menu/about) , and Zhamak Dehghani (https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-us/profiles/z/zhamak-dehghani) discuss strategies for choosing an appropriate architecture. By interweaving a story about a fictional group of technology professionals--the Sysops Squad--they examine everything from how to determine service granularity, manage workflows and orchestration, manage and decouple contracts, and manage distributed transactions to how to optimize operational characteristics, such as scalability, elasticity, and performance. By focusing on commonly asked questions, this book provides techniques to help you discover and weigh the trade-offs as you confront the issues you face as an architect. • Analyze trade-offs and effectively document your decisions • Make better decisions regarding service granularity • Understand the complexities of breaking apart monolithic applications • Manage and decouple contracts between services • Handle data in a highly distributed architecture • Learn patterns to manage workflow and transactions when breaking apart applications * Book description: © O’Reilly (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/software-architecture-the/9781492086888) The interview is based on Neal's & Mark's co-authored book "Software Architecture: The Hard Parts (https://amzn.to/3QeMgjR) " RECOMMENDED BOOKS Ford, Richards, Sadalage & Dehghani • Software Architecture: The Hard Parts (https://amzn.to/3QeMgjR) Mark Richards & Neal Ford • Fundamentals of Software Architecture (https://amzn.to/3wMBhoI) Ford, Parsons, Kua & Sadalage  • Building Evolutionary Architectures 2nd Edition (https://amzn.to/3lqr5Q8) Ford, Parsons & Kua • Building Ev (https://amzn.to/3l0IOh2) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!