KirkKnoernschild

The way we build and deliver software is changing. We must deliver software more quickly than ever before and traditional approaches to software architecture, infrastructure and methodology do not allow us to meet demand. We’ve reached the limits of agility through process improvement alone, and further increases demand we focus on improving architecture, infrastructure, and methodology simultaneously. 12 Factor is an app development methodology for building modern apps in the modern era.

Current approaches to software architecture do not work. As we challenge some of the sacred truths of software development (reuse, failure prevention), we examine how current approaches to software architecture must also change.

Organizations have a lot of expertise in Java EE. With MicroProfile, developers can leverage this expertise to build cloud-native applications.

The Java Platform Module System was available with Java 9. In this session, we provide a clear framework for migrating your applications to JPMS.

Modularity is the common aspect of modern architectures and platforms. Understanding the role of modularity when making architecture decisions is critical.

No single architectural style solves all needs. Though microservices have taken the developer community by storm recently, they are not always the optimal solution. In some cases, a more monolithic architecture may be more suitable short term. Or perhaps a more traditional system of web services that allow you to leverage existing infrastructure investment is preferable. Fortunately, proven architectural practices allow you to build software that transcends specific architectural alternatives and develop a software system that gives the development team the agility to shift between different architectural styles without undergoing a time-consuming, costly, and resource intensive refactoring effort. Modularity is the cornerstone of these alternatives.