/Patrick Roos

24 Fundamental Techniques For Software Architects tl;dr: “This comprehensive collection gives architects the techniques they need to not only design solid architectures, but to seamlessly align them with business goals. Learn how these techniques enable architects and teams to make informed decisions, minimize risk, and communicate effortlessly with stakeholders.”

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24 Fundamental Techniques For Software Architects tl;dr: “This comprehensive collection gives architects the techniques they need to not only design solid architectures, but to seamlessly align them with business goals. Learn how these techniques enable architects and teams to make informed decisions, minimize risk, and communicate effortlessly with stakeholders.”

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An Evolutionary Approach To Staffing Software Product Teams tl;dr: “A common pitfall that many companies face is the temptation to staff a product team quickly and from scratch with a large number of mostly external developers.” Phase (1): Lay the Foundations with a minimal team i.e. 1-3 entrepreneurial engineers and domain expert (2) Expand with precision: 1-2 engineers who match the culture and work ethic. (3) Scale through specialized feature teams. 

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Building Modern Web Applications: 5 Essential Frontend Architecture Principles tl;dr: Principles you should always follow: (1) Async or defer load, consider the critical path. (2) Tree-shake, consciously bundle and eliminate dead code. (3) Define and respect a performance budget. Principles you should follow when possible: (4) Stick to the web platform APIs and web standards. (5) Use new generation frontend frameworks. Patrick discusses each in this post. 

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Architecture Principles: An Approach To Effective Decision Making In Software Architecture tl;dr: “Are you a software architect and often find it difficult to make architecture decisions in your team? This article shows you how to use architecture principles to make effective decisions in your team.”

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Which Web Frontend Architecture Fits Best? tl;dr: Technical article where Patrick creates a guide on how to find the right web frontend architecture that fits your specific quality goals, and discusses architecture styles with their different rendering techniques.

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The Ultimate Guide To Software Architecture Documentation tl;dr: "This guide shows you how to write, structure, visualize and manage software architecture documentation in a lean way using appropriate documentation tools."

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