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Software Architecture Basics: Architecture Characteristics

Name: Software Architecture Basics: Architecture Characteristics · { mezhdu skobok }
Uploaded: 2023-02-10
Duration: 54 min 30 s
Description: Recording of a { mezhdu skobok } discussion with Alexander Polomodov and Nikolay Golov on architecture characteristics, trade-offs, SLOs, cost, and practical ideas from Fundamentals of Software Architecture.

February 10, 2023 · { mezhdu skobok }

A discussion of chapter 4 of Fundamentals of Software Architecture: what architecture characteristics are, how to use them in practice, why they almost always conflict with each other, and how to turn system quality into explicit trade-offs.

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Participants

Alexander Polomodov
Nikolay Golov

Discussion focus

01What makes an architecture characteristic different from a functional requirement?
02How should teams choose the characteristics that really matter for a product and organization?
03Why do performance, reliability, security, scalability, and cost often conflict?
04How can architectural trade-offs be discussed transparently with business stakeholders?
05Which architecture characteristics are useful to track in large fintech systems?
06How can architecture characteristics be connected with SLOs, total cost, and system evolution?