Software Architecture Case Studies

Become an even better Software Architect by learning from real-world architecture case studies.

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What you will learn

Applying architecture patterns to complex systems

Using the most relevant technology stack

Defining non-functional requirements as a basis for the architecture

Using various redundancy techniques

Using various messaging methodologies

Why take this course?

Congratulations! You're going to be a Great Software Architect!

Software Architects have one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs in the industry.

Great salary, working with management, dealing with the up-to-date technologies and patterns, working with variety of projects and teams - all these make the Software Architect one of the most desired positions in the software industry.

Becoming a Software Architect is not easy. but becoming a Great Software Architect is even harder.

One of the best methods to become a great Software Architect is to always learn, and see what other architects did in their own work.

And this is exactly what this course is doing.

In this course we're going to discuss 4 case studies, based on a real-world, production based systems, that I've worked on in recent years.

Each case study presents a unique challenge, with a lot of twists in the way, and together - we're going to design the architecture of each and every one of them.

The case studies are varied, and we'll discuss classic web app (but with a very interesting twist...), file automation system, and more.

For each case study, we're going to go through the whole architecture process, and do the following:

- Map the components

- Understand the requirements

- Define the application type

- Select the technology stack

- Design the architecture

- Add redundancy

Our technology stack is also extremely diverse, and we're going to talk about:

- .NET Core

- SQL Server

- Java

- MongoDB

- MySQL

And more...

Important Note: This course builds on the foundations laid in The Complete Guide to Becoming a Software Architect course, and uses some concepts taught in it (mainly the architecture process). It is highly recommended, though not mandatory, to to take this course before this one.

But wait, that's not all!

One of the most important product of the architect's work are the architecture diagrams. These diagrams are the epitome of the architecture process, and summarize and represent the various aspects of the architecture.

In this course, we're going to have 3 architecture diagrams for each case study:

1. Logic Diagram

2. Technical Diagram

3. Physical Diagram

These diagrams shows the various aspects of the architecture, and are an essential part of the architect's work.

And the good part?

You can download these diagrams for your own use. These diagrams are a great starter for architecture diagrams, and there's a good chance your own system is quite similar to at least one of the case studies in this course. And even if not - you can still use it as a base for your own. Simply put - it's yours to use.

This course is the only course that gives you access to real-world, production based architectures, based on systems designed by real architects, developed by real developers, and have millions of $ invested in them. Don't miss this opportunity!

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What do my students have to say about my courses?

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"well done - The course was very practical" - Sam

"[The course] given me the confidence to go out to the market and advertise myself as such [an Architect]" - Mathew

"Life Changing" - Arivazhagan

And lots more...

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Who is this course for?

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Actually, any person who is involved in software development, even system analyst, can profit from this course.

However, the best candidate for this course is a Software Architect that wants to expand her knowledge, or a developer with some experience, preferably 2 years. This experience will help mainly in understanding the terminology used in this course.

If you're not sure if this course is for you - drop me a note!

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About Me

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I've been a Software Architect for more than 18 years, working with a variety of clients - Fortune 100 enterprises, start-ups, govt. entities, defense, telco, banking, and lots more.

I'm an avid speaker and trainer, having trained thousands of students in various courses in the past.

I love what I do, and my greatest passion (well, besides my family...) is designing modern, practical, and reliable systems for my clients.

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Reviews

Andrew

November 15, 2023

Insighful and a range of case studies that are helpful with the application of a software architect mind

João

November 3, 2023

Really very nice to enjoyed the course! to get more information and knowledge about the fundamentals and methods about infrastructure side.

David

November 1, 2023

Okay so far. I'm really enjoying the content and the fact that it's based on real world projects. It's all explained at a good speed and level for someone like me - ie not an architect or developer but someone who has worked in digital teams alongside architects and developers for a few years. There was a bit of keyboard noise on the audio at times, which was slightly annoying. Also, I find copying and pasting the transcript as the basis of my notes is really useful, so would be nice if the auto-generated transcript had been tidied up by a human.

Jozsef

June 29, 2023

Good stuff, and very educational. However, it is less useful in the embedded domain which is my interest.

Deependra

June 26, 2023

This course is a delightful piece of mastering core principles to leverage through a better Software Architecture

Shonam

June 18, 2023

Some of the design decisions and selection of a particular technology would have been better explained. (Eg. using of .net in all the examples could have been better explained)

Charalampos

May 2, 2023

The Instructor is very clear, the level of details provided is the appropriate one and the example cases seem very pragmatic

Anthony

May 1, 2023

Its a good course and helps in building/polishing the thought process in designing a system. I found it helpful.

Senthil

April 25, 2023

Good but a few slides are just fast without any details. Add more intro would be great to follow the course.

Ahmed

April 14, 2023

I liked the instructor strategy and i bought most of his courses around 5 courses , Thanks for the efforts Overall the course was good and descriptive for beginner level, below suggestions may be enhancements or recommendations which i would appreciate if the instructor can update the course with these if possible 1- More case studies with deep dive 2- E2E Architecture document for each case study 3- Micro services case studies were going to be great examples 4- Explain in a high level how these architectures could be implemented by development team ((interfaces-classes and tradeoffs)) since it was highlighted that the architect should be fully aware of development efforts 5- All case studies were built as new systems, however in the real world the companies already having their own systems set in place and requires to be modified to implement new requirements, this point also would be great if the instructor could highlight how to deal with that, whether new components to be developed or modify the existing Thanks

Andrés

March 27, 2023

Although the method is good, I miss next level of architectural details for some components (like nodejs, java, .NET core) where only the tecnology is mentioned. Also there are other things not mentinoned at all (like user security, error handleling). I think that with a few more slides per case the course would be outstanding.

Raju

March 22, 2023

Really helpful for architecting the new products, questions enable to Architect to visualize and build the new systems.

Panagiotis

March 16, 2023

Really fascinating learning. In some cases, maybe the tutor should elaborate more. First two cases were really well analysed!

David

March 10, 2023

Course was very interesting and introduced helpful patterns and technologies. Some suggestions on minor improvements: * usage of standard diagrams, e.g.UML * distinction of functional and non-functional requirements e.g. according to ISO/IEC 25010 * correction of placement of some elements in diagrams which are slightly misplaced

Ernesto

March 9, 2023

I was expecting formal architecture views (e.g., sequence diagrams); the diagrams were raw and straightforward, and this course will benefit from using better diagrams.

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Applying architecture patterns to complex systems

Using the most relevant technology stack

Defining non-functional requirements as a basis for the architecture

Using various redundancy techniques

Using various messaging methodologies

Why take this course?

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