The way that software components — subroutines, classes, functions, etc. — are arranged, and the interactions between them, is called architecture. In this course you will study the ways these architectures are represented, both in UML and other visual tools. We will introduce the most common architectures, their qualities, and tradeoffs. We will talk about how architectures are evaluated, what makes a good architecture, and an architecture can be improved. We'll also talk about how the architecture touches on the process of software development.
This course is part of the Software Design and Architecture Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
UML Architecture Diagrams
Architectural Styles
Architecture in Practice
Capstone Challenge
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TOP REVIEWS FROM SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
Absolutly Fantastic Courses!! Well Designed. I got what I was looking for. Using Andoid as a way to pratices is also a very good idea. Thank you very all of you.
Not as informative as the previous two courses in this specialization, although the links to free materials in the discussion boards helped a lot.
Very comprehensive course, but in my opinion it lacks some updates in terms of new concepts like serverless architecture and cloud in general.
This is a excellent course for Software architects, addressing all key areas needed in the field. Good content, definitely recommend this course for anyone aspiring to be a Software architect.
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