Software Architecture in Applications

This course will help you becoming a better software engineer by mastering the subject with the help of elaborated concepts, case studies, and a project.

Beginner

66 Lessons

12h

Certificate of Completion

This course will help you becoming a better software engineer by mastering the subject with the help of elaborated concepts, case studies, and a project.

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This course includes

2 Projects

1 Assessment

5 Playgrounds

15 Quizzes

This course includes

2 Projects

1 Assessment

5 Playgrounds

15 Quizzes

Course Overview

This course offers a deep dive into the world of software architecture. It’s designed to equip software developers and architects with the knowledge and skills necessary to create, evaluate, and optimize software systems. The course covers a range of critical topics to ensure a strong foundation in architectural principles and strategies. You will start by exploring architectural concepts and the relationship between quality attributes, requirements, and architectural styles. You’ll also examine different ...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Python

Software Architecture

Web Architecture

What You'll Learn

An understanding of the fundamentals of software architecture and its role in agile development

Working knowledge of quality attributes and requirements in software architecture across various application types and their architectural frames

The ability to make informed architectural decisions, selecting the most appropriate architectural styles and patterns

An understanding of modern web architecture concepts to design web applications for enhanced user experiences

What You'll Learn

An understanding of the fundamentals of software architecture and its role in agile development

Course Content

Getting Started

This chapter focuses on software architecture by highlighting design processes, Agile method, and modern application characteristics for improved performance.

About This Course What Is Software Architecture?Software Architecture in Agile Methods Characteristics of a Modern Web Application Quiz: Getting Started

The Architecture Meta-Frame

This chapter explains the Architecture Meta-Frame guidelines, measurable quality attributes, application types, and architecture frame within Meta-Frame.

Introduction to the Architecture Meta-Frame Quality Attributes, Requirements, and Architectural Styles Application Types and Architectural Frame Quiz: The Architectural Meta-Frame

Architectural Styles and Strategies

This chapter explains various architectural styles, including centralized and decentralized, along with layered, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

Architectural Styles and Strategies

Assessment

Scalability

This chapter focuses on scalability in software architecture on adapting to increased workloads by addressing bottlenecks and leveraging architectural styles.

Introduction to Scalability Types of Scalability Bottlenecks Scalability in Architectural Styles Quiz: Scalability

Availability

This chapter explores strategies like redundancy, failover, and clustering to ensure system availability and enhance reliability in software architecture.

Introduction to Availability System Failure and Fault Tolerance Redundancy, Replication, and Availability Clustering Quiz: Availability

Load Balancing

6 Lessons

This chapter explains load balancing for optimizing system performance and reliability by distributing workloads across servers to enhance user experience.

A Basic Load Balancer

Project

Security

5 Lessons

This chapter focuses on the significance of security in software architecture, covering essential practices, common threats, and risk management strategies.

Caching

3 Lessons

This chapter describes caching that significantly enhances application performance by storing frequently accessed data, thus, improving overall response times.

Web Architecture

7 Lessons

This chapter explains web architecture required to design websites and focuses on REST, SOAP, communication protocols, and tools like Ajax for interactivity.

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Case Studies

4 Lessons

This chapter explores case studies on visual collaboration system and CRM system design, highlighting architectural strategies suitable for such systems.

A Basic MVC Data Flow

Project

11.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

This chapter concludes the course by highlighting key takeaway points to consider while designing a robust system.

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