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Maintainable
Oliver Drotbohm - Modulithic Applications
Nov 14, 2023
Oliver Drotbohm, a Staff 2 Engineer at VMware, discusses the pillars of maintainable software: understandability and modifiability. They analyze the metaphor of technical debt and the importance of clear documentation in architecture design decisions. They delve into the strategic use of microservices and introduce the Modulithic project for Java Spring. Oliver gives a sneak peek of his book, 'Modulithic Applications with Spring,' and shares the challenges of writing technical literature in a constantly evolving industry.
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- Understandability and modifiability are essential aspects of maintainable software, and code structure, pattern languages, and domain-driven design can contribute to these qualities.
- Technical debt is not solely the responsibility of the development team, but can also accumulate due to business decisions and compromises, highlighting the need for communication and early conversations to address and resolve it.
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Characteristics of Well-Maintained Software
Oliver Drode-Boom discusses the two key aspects of well-maintained software: understandability and modifiability. He emphasizes the importance of being able to understand code and the need to be able to modify it without breaking anything. Oliver also mentions the role of confidence in making changes and highlights the importance of testing in ensuring modifiability. He suggests that code structure, such as pattern languages and the use of domain-driven design building blocks, contribute to the understandability and confidence in working with code.
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