http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/tags/big picture/ Software architecture for developers en Coding the Architecture Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:02:08 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2009/11/18/start_with_the_big_picture.html <p> One of the hardest things about the software architecture role is being asked to come up with a software architecture when all you're given is a set of requirements and a blank piece of paper. It's certainly one of the most fun parts of the role, but it can be a daunting prospect trying to figure out where to start and what to do. Many software teams dive straight into the code and this can initially be very productive but many teams soon start to venture down the slippery slope of constant refactoring while they try to find a design that works. Often, a little forethought is all that's needed to get the architecture definition process heading in the right direction. So where do you start? </p> <div align="center"> <img src="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/images/book/start-with-the-big-picture-4.png" alt="All" /> </div> <p> <a href="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/pages/book/start-with-the-big-picture.html">Read the full essay...</a> </p> How do you define software architecture? http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2009/11/18/start_with_the_big_picture.html#comments http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2009/11/18/start_with_the_big_picture.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:05:57 GMT