Learn How Coupling Impacts Every Software Design Decision You Make–and How to Control It
If you want to build modular, evolvable, and resilient software systems, you have to get coupling right. Every design decision you make influences coupling, which in turn shapes the design options available to you. Despite its importance, coupling often doesn’t receive the attention it deserves–until now.
Since the dawn of software engineering, it’s been clear that proper management of coupling is essential for architecting modular software systems. This topic has been extensively researched over the years, but some of that knowledge has been forgotten, and some of it is challenging to apply in this day and age. In Balancing Coupling in Software Design, author Vlad Khononov has built a model that not only draws on this accumulated knowledge, but also adapts it to modern software engineering practices, offering a fresh perspective on modular software design.
With principles grounded in practice, Vlad teaches you not only to navigate the multi-dimensional nature of coupling but also to use coupling as a tool for managing complexity and increasing modularity. And who knows, maybe this book will change the way you think about software design as whole.
Defines the concept of coupling and the role it plays in system design and architectureExplains how coupling can both increase complexity and foster modularity of a systemIntroduces a holistic model that turns coupling into a tool for designing modular softwareShows how to evolve design decisions to support continuous growth of software systemsIllustrates the discussed principles with detailed examples based on real-life case studies
“Coupling is one of those words that is used a lot, but little understood. Vlad propels us from simplistic slogans like ‘always decouple components’ to a nuanced discussion of coupling in the context of complexity and software evolution. If you build modern software, read this book!”
–Gregor Hohpe, author of The Software Architect Elevator
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From the Publisher
About the author
Vlad Khononov is a software engineer with extensive industry experience, working for companies large and small in roles ranging from webmaster to chief architect. His core areas of expertise are distributed systems and software design. Vlad consults with companies to make sense of their business domains, untangle monoliths, and tackle complex architectural challenges.
Who is this for?
People who create software. Whether you are a junior, senior, or principal software engineer or architect, as long as you are making software design decisions at any level of abstraction, coupling can make or break your efforts. Learning to tame the forces of coupling is essential for building modular and evolvable systems.
What can readers expect to learn?
Although this book is focused on coupling, its overall scope is broad. Coupling affects everything we do: Whether you’re writing a function, designing an object model, or architecting distributed systems, the principles you will learn are universally applicable. Specifically, you will learn to identify and evaluate the effects of coupling across multiple dimensions. You will understand how these forces of coupling interact and how to leverage them in making informed design decisions. The book explores why certain design decisions result in complexity, while others increase modularity of the system. It will take you beyond the typical “it depends” answer to all software design questions; you will learn what “it depends” on.
ASIN : B09RV3Z3TP
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : September 26, 2024
Edition : 1st
Language : English
File size : 14.9 MB
Simultaneous device usage : Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 320 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0137353576
Page Flip : Enabled
Part of series : Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Vernon)
Reading age : 18 years and up
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