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I'm assuming you're asking about software architecture and not building architecture since we're on HN. The O'Reilly book Fundamentals of Software Architecture

I'm assuming you're asking about software architecture and not building architecture since we're on HN. The O'Reilly book Fundamentals of Software Architecture [1] that came out this year is really broad and the best overview I've seen so far. [1]: https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/fundamentals-of-software/9781492043447/ https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/fundamentals-of-so...

brudgers 6y ago
I'm not sure your assumption is accurate. In part because people generally don't study architecture at university, have careers in architecture, and do apprenticeships when talking about software architecture (and there's hardware architecture too, though the same applies though perhaps slightly less so). But all these are common when talking about architecture in the built environment. The other reason I'd question your assumption is I'm an architect of the type that designs buildings. Though I don't practice much these days, I still keep one active license and one inactive license just for giggles and because it's occasionally more convenient to say "I'm an architect" when asked "What do you do?" than to describe what I actually do because I'm not exactly sure what that is beyond it being just the things I do. There is (or was) a sort of standard student cannon in the US that included Ching's Form, Space and Order and Alexander's A Pattern Language. Alexander's work of course overlaps with software architecture, so it's "arguably" relevant either way -- though it's not a very interesting argument to me and so not one I'd wish to have.
- perfectfourth 6y ago
  Yes sorry! I meant architecture as in designing buildings (very new to Hacker News). Thanks for your response.
vasergen 6y ago
actually author asks about building architecture (he responded in another thread) but thanks for the book, I am always looking for good resources about CS

brudgers 6y ago

I'm not sure your assumption is accurate. In part because people generally don't study architecture at university, have careers in architecture, and do apprenticeships when talking about software architecture (and there's hardware architecture too, though the same applies though perhaps slightly less so). But all these are common when talking about architecture in the built environment. The other reason I'd question your assumption is I'm an architect of the type that designs buildings. Though I don't practice much these days, I still keep one active license and one inactive license just for giggles and because it's occasionally more convenient to say "I'm an architect" when asked "What do you do?" than to describe what I actually do because I'm not exactly sure what that is beyond it being just the things I do. There is (or was) a sort of standard student cannon in the US that included Ching's Form, Space and Order and Alexander's A Pattern Language. Alexander's work of course overlaps with software architecture, so it's "arguably" relevant either way -- though it's not a very interesting argument to me and so not one I'd wish to have.

perfectfourth 6y ago
Yes sorry! I meant architecture as in designing buildings (very new to Hacker News). Thanks for your response.

vasergen 6y ago

actually author asks about building architecture (he responded in another thread) but thanks for the book, I am always looking for good resources about CS