Twin Cities Software Symposium
March 6 - 8, 2020
Archived
Sunday - Mar 8 4:00 PM CDT - SALON A
The journey from developer to software architect is a difficult and uncharted path filled with lots of challenges, pitfalls, and confusion. In this session I show some ways to better understand the role of a software architect and ways to effectively steer a charted course towards becoming a software architect. In this journey I discuss the expectations of a software architect, how to think like an architect, and also talk about various architecture personalities and how they impact a development team. I then talk about some of the core leadership skills an architect must have to succeed, and finally end the session with some valuable resources that will help you in the long and difficult journey from developer to architect.
Agenda:
- Expectations of an architect
- Thinking like an architect
- Architecture personalities and boundaries
- Leading teams
- Architecture resources
Mark Richards
Independent Software Architect, Author of Fundamentals of Software Architecture
About Mark Richards
Mark Richards is an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of microservices architectures, service-oriented architectures, and distributed systems. He has been in the software industry since 1983 and has significant experience and expertise in application, integration, and enterprise architecture. Mark is the founder of DeveloperToArchitect.com, a website devoted to helping developers in the journey to software architect. He is the author of numerous technical books and videos, including the recently published Fundamentals of Software Architecture, Microservices AntiPatterns and Pitfalls, Microservices vs. SOA, the Software Architecture Fundamentals video series, The Enterprise Messaging video series, Java Message Service, 2nd Edition, and contributing author to 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know. Mark has a master’s degree in computer science and is a regular conference speaker at the No Fluff Just Stuff (NFJS) Symposium Series. He has spoken at hundreds of conferences and user groups around the world on a variety of enterprise-related technical topics.