Mastering Software Architecture Documentation: 4 Techniques You Need to Know

If you're a software developer or architect looking to enhance your skills, you've come to the right place. In this video, I'll introduce you to four powerful techniques for documenting software architecture, helping you to create clear, maintainable, and effective architectural records.
1. Architecture Decision Record (ADR): Learn how to maintain a comprehensive history of your choices and the reasons behind them, ensuring your team is always on the same page and can make informed decisions as your project evolves.
2. Request for Comment (RFC): Discover the art of effective communication and collaboration, as well as how to gather valuable feedback that can shape your software architecture for the better.
3. Event Storming: I'll explain you how this visual and collaborative technique allows you to model complex systems in a clear, accessible format.
4. C4 Model: A method that takes a holistic approach to documenting software architecture, providing a clear visual representation of the system's components and their relationships.
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Dear Architects Newsletter: www.deararchitects.xyz
Architecture Decision Record: github.com/joelparkerhenderso...
Request For Comments: gist.github.com/michaelcurry/...
Event Storming: github.com/ddd-crew/eventstor...
C4 Model: c4model.com
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  • @abraham.sanchez
    @abraham.sanchez6 ай бұрын

    Shoutout to you, Lucas. Your setup, the camera angles, how you play with those, and the content are really engaging! I have a couple of years of experience in software, not as much as you, but it's rare to see someone from our field be that confident talking in front of a camera or on stage! Congrats!🎉

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @theburningmonk
    @theburningmonk6 ай бұрын

    Love the production value! The background and editing are looking great 👍

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot mate! 😍

  • @cloudstudiope
    @cloudstudiope6 ай бұрын

    Great editing man! Love the background scene, looks cool 👍

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot 👍

  • @RubenCasas
    @RubenCasas6 ай бұрын

    Great content Luca! invaluable tools and explanation of these techniques... I am a huge fan of ADRs

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @garotohxc
    @garotohxc6 ай бұрын

    Amazing content and great editing!! Kudos!!!

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @azizsaya1
    @azizsaya16 ай бұрын

    useful info doesn't start until 06:18 🤷‍♂ but once it start this is some pretty valueable info 🤠

  • @ZhekaMechsheryakov
    @ZhekaMechsheryakov6 ай бұрын

    in you experience, if there are stakeholders who are not agree with an ADR, do you decline such recision? or you write up only "approved" ones

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    A rejection is per se a decision. Therefore I'd gather the feedback regarding WHY the decision was rejected and if someone else will challenge the decision in the future, you will have historical data providing the context of the rejection. Bear in mind, ADRs are great also for re-evaluating decisions that in the past were taken. You can even create a mechanism inside your organisation where every X months you wanna revisit the decisions and make sure they are still accurate or revert some decisions based on new technologies available at that point in time for instance

  • @0MegaJumper0
    @0MegaJumper06 ай бұрын

    Hi Luca, Thank you for the video, but I didn't enjoy it so much. First of all, a third of the video is spent on introduction, you only start discussing ADR on the 6th minute. Second, there is very little real content and a bit too much water in the talk. I already knew about ADR and RFC, so understand those were easier, but I struggled to understand the idea beyond event storming. It feels like you spend too much time on describing the same benefits of the documentation over and over for every documentation method. For my taste you are using too many adjectives like "powerful" instead of analysing the methods with pros and cons. Hope this helps. Thank you for your work and for the email newsletter (this is how I found your video).

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    thanks for your honest feedback, I really appreciate it. I got a more in depth discussion on Event Storming for the near future, so keep an eye on the channel and the newsletter

  • @SemenOh
    @SemenOh6 ай бұрын

    first 3 minutes (didn't watch longer) of nothing just repeating the same thing. why don't you appreciate the time of your viewers?

  • @My50c

    @My50c

    6 ай бұрын

    thanks for sharing your feedback. I definitely appreciate the people's time spent on my content. I believe it's valuable iterating sometimes on key concepts that are often taken very lightly However, I will pay more attention in future videos to refine more the narrative