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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

Leveraging Soft Skills

Since I first joined the technical world as an developer and learned the inner workings of its teams, the role of an architect was always presented as someone that had little to no interaction with the development team, someone whose decisions couldn’t be challenged, and someone who carried out the essential tasks for the product.

As a junior and in my first project ever, I didn’t even get the honor of meeting the architect. I worked on the project for over a year. So, yeah, you can imagine that when I later switched teams, and the architect had the desk closer to mine, I understood the difference between a title and a role.

The role of an architect is to be a leader most of the time and therefore, they have to work on having the best communication skills. They have to know how to shape their speech to be understood by both the technical team and the businesspeople.

In this chapter, we will discuss some of the main areas in which depending...