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Software Architecture for Web Developers

By : Mihaela Roxana Ghidersa
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Software Architecture for Web Developers

By: Mihaela Roxana Ghidersa

Overview of this book

Large-scale web applications require you to write code efficiently following business and architectural considerations. They require web developers to understand the impact of their work on the system and how they can evolve the product. With this handbook, every developer will find something to take away. This book will help web developers looking to change projects or work on a new project in understanding the context of the application, along with how some design decisions or patterns fit better in their application’s architecture. It acts as a guide, taking you through different levels of professional growth with a focus on best practices, coding guidelines, business considerations, and soft skills that will help you gain the knowledge to craft a career in web development. Finally, you’ll work with examples and ways of applying the discussed concepts in practical situations. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained valuable insights into what it means to be a web architect, as well as the impact architecture has on a web application.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Getting the Grasp of Architecture
7
Part 2 – Architect: From Title to Role
10
Part 3 – From Developer to Architect

Types of Architects and Their Focus

Technology is constantly evolving. The product and user expectations evolve, so the architecture grows in complexity too. Many new things will need to be considered all the time when building solid products. Considering this situation, how many types of architects do we have, and how are they different from each other? Why do we need to have them categorized this way and why can’t one person take care of everything architecture-related?

The amount of knowledge and expertise needed in software development is immense and it is unrealistic to expect one person to handle it all. This is why, as in other domains, we need specialization, just as we don’t have one professor to cover the entire curriculum. So, we need architects with an area of focus and specialization to get the best results. When you focus on too many things at once, it’s easy to make mistakes, be less productive, and fail.

While some architects are more strategically...