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Coding The Architecture UG:The Pragmatic Java Architect
The Pragmatic Java Architect
The role of a technical architect requires a balance of deep technical and non-technical skills, combined with a broad knowledge of the software development process. It can be a tough role and something that you can't just step into overnight. Couple this with the huge number of options available for building Java SE and EE systems and it's easy to become overwhelmed.
This was a roundtable session where members of thepragmaticarchitect.com shared their experiences of their roles as Java architects on Finance projects in London. Participants came along to listen and asked and discussed the following topics:
- Technology selection: Full stack Java EE or lightweight Spring? Commercial or open source?
- Architecture selection: How do you decide upon an architecture given the vast choice of Java APIs and libraries? How do you prove the chosen architecture meets your non-functional requirements?
- Service Oriented Architecture (SOA): How do you build an SOA with Java EE?
- Deployment choices: How do you decide which platform and topology is right for you?
- Quality assurance: How good is "good enough" and which tools really do add value during development? Eclipse, IDEA, Netbeans or something else?
- Automated testing with JUnit: How combining full stack system tests with traditional unit tests really make a difference.
- Development process: Why understanding your options is important and how to introduce iterative/agile working practices into a "traditional" team.
- Balance: What do you do when you get caught up in the day to day development and forget about your architecture responsibilities?
- Pragmatism: How do you ensure that your project is done right while still meeting your deadlines?
- Do you really need a Java architect?
ABOUT SIMON BROWN
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Simon is a hands-on software architect and a senior consultant at C5 Alliance in Jersey. Over the past 12 years, he's been involved in projects ranging from rich desktop clients and web applications through to highly scalable distributed systems and
More about Simon Brown
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PODCAST THE PRAGMATIC JAVA ARCHITECT
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DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE COURSES
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DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE PODCASTS
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OTHER DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE EVENTS
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NetKernel & ROC Programming Intro
2 DAY COURSE.
Paris, Tuesday, March 30th
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Enterprise Integration with NetKernel
2 DAY COURSE.
Paris, Thursday, April 1st
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Liz Keogh's BDD Workshop
1 DAY COURSE. Featuring Elizabeth Keogh
London, Friday, April 9th
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Advanced Object Design w Patterns
4 DAY COURSE. Featuring Alberto Brandolini
Paris, Tuesday, April 13th
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Software Architecture for Developers
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Simon Brown
London, Monday, April 19th
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Software Architecture for Developers
2 DAY COURSE.
Paris, Tuesday, April 27th
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Core Gradle: A Build System for Java
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Hans Dockter
London, Thursday, April 29th
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Rick Evans' Coherence Clustered Caching
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Rick Evans
Paris, Thursday, April 29th
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