Interesting introduction to Software Architecture Refactoring by Dr. Michael Stal

I just saw an interesting movie on Software Architecture Refactoring by Dr. Michael Stal.
Michael Stal On Architecture Refactoring

Michael discusses the current state of refactoring, which is most of the time on code level or derived from code.

Michael also has a blog at blogspot.

Upcoming Seminar on Software Architecture in the Netherlands

Together with some partners we will organise a special one-day seminar that will demonstrate tools for visualisation of source code. Both vendor and user will present their findings and usage of these tools. A date and agenda is not set yet. Vendors and software architects that use these tools are invited and can contact me.

The tools should be useful to provide insight into architectural aspects as derived from source code. One can think about special visualisation, legacy reverse engineering, architectural control, etc.

The seminar will be targeted to experienced software architects only. The seminar will probably located in the vicinity of Eindhoven.

Viewpoints and Perspectives

Yesterday I was talking to a former colleague of mine. We were discussing recently read software architecture books. He showed me some heavy stuff about legacy refactoring. I adviced him to read the book: “Software Systems Architecture, Working with stakeholders using viewpoints and perspectives” by Nick Rozanski and Eoin Woods. This book is a great read and very helpful. The book is accompanied by a very informative website: http://www.viewpoints-and-perspectives.info. If you are a software architect struggling with various concerns of various stakeholders the theory and the practical advice of the authors might be very helpful to you. My former colleague bought it with one click.

I work with the IEEE1471 guidelines and the ideas of the 4+1 view for software architecture some years now, but the information provided by Nick and Eoin makes everything more tangible.