Software Architecture: What Is It Really About? A Discussion with James Coplien

Dependencies are often seen as the foundation of software
architecture. Some even argue that architecture is little more
than managing dependencies. But is that really true? Inspired by
one of Eberhard Wolff’s blog posts, an interesting discussion
with James Coplien challenged this common assumption. Do
dependencies matter as much as we think? If not, what is software
architecture actually about? In this episode, we explore these
questions and discuss what truly shapes software architecture in
practice.


Links




Blog: Independent? Impossible! Why Dependencies Matter So
Much




Summary at LinkedIn




Cope’s comment




Jimmy Koppel: How an Ancient Philosophy Problem Explains
Software Dependence




Software-Architektur = Abhängigkeiten Managen?




Programmierung als Theoriebildung




Peter Naur: Programming as Theory Building