Kirk Knoernschild
Salt Lake Software Symposium
Salt Lake City · May 30 - 31, 2014
Software Developer & Mentor
Kirk is software developer with a passion for building great software. He takes a keen interest in design, architecture, application development platforms, agile development, and the IT industry in general, especially as it relates to software development. His recent book, Java Application Architecture was published in 2012, and presents 18 patterns that help you design modular software.
Presentations
Modular Java Architecture
Modularity is coming to the Java platform! Java 9 will introduce the Jigsaw module system. OSGi is here today. But don’t wait to start designing modular software. Contrary to popular belief, you don't need a framework or a new runtime to start building modular software applications. You can start today. Learn how!
OSGi In Depth
OSGi is the dynamic module system for the Java platform. Today, OSGi is a major part of most application platforms, tools, and is supported by many major frameworks. In this session, we'll explore the fundamental underpinnings of OSGi, explore the OSGi ecosystem, and clearly articulate the benefits of OSGi.
Toward Agile Architecture
Despite our wishing it were so, software architecture is not static throughout a project. Yet, we make many of our software architecture decisions early in the software development lifecycle. In today’s volatile technology and business climate, big architecture up front is not sustainable. In this session, we will explore several techniques that help us create more flexible and adaptable software systems. But first, we’ll expose the true essence of what’s meant when we say “architectural agility.”
Patterns of Modular Architecture (Workshop) - Part 1
Monolithic applications are difficult to understand, maintain, and extend with new features and functionality. Modularity helps achieve these goals. Unfortunately, few applications have been designed with modularity in mind. In this workshop, we take a deep dive into modularity.
Patterns of Modular Architecture (Workshop) - Part 2
Monolithic applications are difficult to understand, maintain, and extend with new features and functionality. Modularity helps achieve these goals. Unfortunately, few applications have been designed with modularity in mind. In this workshop, we take a deep dive into modularity.