Architecting Application?

Architecting Application?

• Lawrence Parker

  ravi.velu wrote:

  1. Is there any certification/course to master Aplplication Architect

  Software Architecture Curriculum and Certificate Programs

  http://www.sei.cmu.edu/architecture/arch_curriculum.html

  
  

• crino

  Books and links that may help:

  http://realworldsa.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/net_20_patterns_architecture_ooad_books_and_links.htm

  
  

• Bucket

  Thanks, Goyal & Anderson.
  

• Suneel VLN

  Thanks, Z.Y.S.

  Regards,

  ravi

  
  

• vicarious

  plenty of reading and an open mind help a lot.
  
  

• gg1

  Hi velu,

  you can go thru the skills list i tried preparing ..

  http://dotnetwithme.blogspot.com/2007/02/skills-of-solution-architect.html

  http://DotNetWithMe.blogspot.com
  vikas goyal

  
  
  

• Matt354245

  Hi

  If you have some 10k USD that you don't need, u might be interested in Microsoft Certifcate Architect (MCA).
  http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/architect/default.mspx

  As for Application Architecture resources check the following: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa286495.aspx

  you might also be interested in the following too:
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/
  http://www.architecturejournal.net
  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/default.aspx
  http://www.skyscrapr.net/

  regards

  
  

• Musafir

  Check IBM Rational architect courses (UML, requirements, SOA etc). But they are oriented toward J2EE.
  
  

• nevermore

  1. Diego mentioned IASA, the courses are not complete at this moment but it's going to be very interesting because it's developed by architects for architects and by that vendor in depended.
  2. HLA's, there are plenty examples on the internet. A good place to start is the patterns and practices group from Microsoft, look at there reference implementations and the software factory help files and Gianpaolo Carraro just released a sample about SaaS with video's and great documentation. Jou must learn from others . No HLA is the same, it's for communication.
  3. The everlasting discussion about all the titles we can but in front of the word "architect" I would say there are only three kind of architects, software-, infrastructure- and enterprise architects.

  
  
  

• Maartin

  Hello Ravi,

  In addition to what other people told you there are also a few softskills (see for example http://www.ddj.com/blog/architectblog/archives/2006/07/architect_soft.html) .

  IASA and Microsoft organized a project where a few dozens of architect wrote about the architect skills (for example I wrote a paper on views and viewpoints). If I am not mistaken it should be on-line soon

  Also, you may want to look at an article I wrote on some of the activities that are common when you "architect" a solution http://www.ddj.com/dept/architect/192600570

  Regarding your 3rd question - It is hard to tell from the title as it depends on how each organization defines the role. I tend to think see "Technical architect" as a specialist who knows a lot about specific technology and solution architect as someone who as a more holistic view of a solution.

  Arnon

  
  
  

• AzurianArcher

  Z.Y.S.,

  for the case Ravi mentioned, MS MCA doesn't apply bcs in the acceptance process you have to demonstrate previous, rich experience as architect (is not a training on architecture, it's an aknowledgement of your architect skills)

  For cases like Ravi's, IASA, the International Association of Software Architects, is preparing both a training and a certification program. You can know more about that here:

  Training http://www.iasahome.org/web/home/training
  Certification http://www.iasahome.org/web/home/certification

  
  
  

• happypuppy

  Thanks, Diego Dagum.
  
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