The document discusses the role of software architecture in the development process, emphasizing that good code alone is not sufficient for a successful software project. It highlights the importance of structure, guidelines, and collaboration in designing and managing software systems while introducing practices like continuous integration and load testing. The training course mentioned aims to equip enterprise software developers with skills to create structured, pragmatic software architectures.

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5. Does good code guarantee
a successful software project?

6. A successful software project is about much
more than good code

7. The reputation
of the development
team is at stake!
It’s important It’s important
that we know that the
software we
what release
we’re releasing
“works”
That’s us!

8. How much up-front
work do you need to do?
This much?
Iterative &
Incremental
Development
Serial
Development
This much?

9. Most projects simply do
what they’ve
always done
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What
are we building?

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12. Software architecture is the
big picture

13. Structure = components/services and their interactions
Guidelines = patterns, templates and examples
Software architecture introduces
structure and
guidelines
into a software system, leading to
consistency clarity and
Consistency = a standard approach to solving common and recurring problems
Clarity = a thought out design with a clear architectural vision

14. Systems & Containers
Requirements
1-2 days
for an initial design
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ativel
coll abor te
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allows p o meet
ide as t
Components & Estimates

15. Can you deliver
everything?
Prob ably not!
Refine a nd challenge
Prioritise
the scope

16. Kanban boards
are an excellent way to
visually track progress

17. Does your architecture
work?
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Satisfies th
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Fou ndations for Platfo rm for solvi
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arch itectural dri the code the business pro

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perform and scale acceptably?

19. Concrete
experiments
Requirements
A system
/
type
p roto
wa way pt o
r
thro once
Foundations A
of of c code
pro c tion
p rodu

20. Load testing client
simulating concurrent Website
user access
Simulate multiple users
with a
typical usage profile,
preferably with an environment as near Other systems, data
to production as possible sources, etc

21. Source code control
introduces a number of things, including:
Backed-up
source code A log of the
e
changes mad
to
A simple w ay to revert
opy
a previou s working c Sim plified parall
el
development

22. Developers c
ommit
ode
Source code Developers u
pdate
orking
(check-in) c heir local w
repository
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ocal -out)
from their l copy (check
y
working cop
Developers
have a local
y
working cop
of the code

23. 2. Work on the
branch instead of
the trunk
branch
4. Merge the
1. Create a branch branch back to
from the trunk the trunk when
finished
3. Merge from the
trunk to keep the
branch up to date
trunk

24. How do you know that you’ve not
broken something?
e you
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te d tes acto
r
Au toma t o re
f
de nce
c onfi

25. Low-level tests for
classes and
components
Unit &
integration tests
“Functional” tests
across container
boundaries

26. How much do you test?
This much?
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(70%

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build ing th
1. Compile the code
to your w eb server
2. Pub lish files
it works
3. M aybe check

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It works on
my machine!
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shou
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est
ut
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s

29. Continuous Integration Development Server
Web-tier
Server
Development Server
Middle-tier
Automated
build script
Development Server
Database
Subversion
Source code repository
The continuous integration server gets the source
code from the repository and runs the build
compiling, testing,
script;
packaging and installing
the software

30. Build-Test-Run when
we commit code to
the repository
Continuous &
nightly builds
Continuous build +
longer running
integration tests

31. Automation introduces
consistency
and
repeatability Auto
mate
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if
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you’
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real br anch
ing on
work

32. Database connection strings
Web service URLs
Server IP addresses
Software
E-mail addresses System
File locations
are
it ems
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Service credentials igu r xte rnali
conf if ic; e de
Many spec e co
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envir f rom
th
them

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Anybody know which
version
we’re running?

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like version 1.2
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rryin
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lar
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n a
basis
!

35. Software architectures don’t live in
isolation

36. Current Development Team Business Sponsors Future Development Team
Your system
Database Administrators Operations/Support Staff
e
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w are a for
Soft pla tfor
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Other Teams Security Team Compliance and Audit

37. O peration al View
stem
How does the sy
nd
support monitoring a
management?
ple diagnose
How do peo
problems?

38. Let’s wrap up...

39. “Enterprise Software Developer”
ctical train ing course
A fo ur-day pra
g softwar e within an
ab out buildin ructured,
e environm ent in a st
enterpris atic way.
and pragm
lightweight

40. Source Code
Release
Control
Enterprise software developer
Software Automated Unit
Configuration
Development and Integration
Management
Processes Testing
Automated
Requirements Load Testing
Builds
Architecture Continuous Operational
and Design Integration Hand-over

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