[beauty of software engineering - column notes] 23 | Architect: programmers who don't want to be architects are not good programmers

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Column information

1. Columnist ： The treasure jade

2. Column publishing platform ： Geek time

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primary coverage

For programmers , It doesn't mean that there must be a title of architect , It's about having a big picture in mind , There is an architect's thinking , So we can understand architecture design , Be able to write good programs .

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One 、 What is architect thinking ？

For architects , Control technical complexity , There are several effective ways ： abstract 、 Divide and conquer 、 Reuse and iteration .

1. Abstract thinking

   Abstract thinking can be said to be the basis of the whole architecture design .

   In a software project , Encounter similar scenes , Will consider abstracting out , Summarize a rule and method . Sometimes even if the scene is different , You can also abstract the common contents , More convenient to use .

2. Divide and conquer thinking

   A key point of architecture design , Is to divide and rule complex systems , Break down into small 、 Simple part . But light decomposition is not enough , At the same time, it is also necessary to ensure that the decomposed parts can be integrated through the agreed protocol .

3. Reuse thinking

   Reuse is a very simple and effective way to improve development efficiency , By abstracting the same content , So that it can be reused in different scenes .

4. Iterative thinking

   Good architecture design , Usually it is not achieved in one step , Instead, first meet the current business needs , Then it evolves gradually with the change of business .

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Two 、 What is a good architect like ？

A good architect , Not only The technology is better , still more Know the business ; From the overall design architecture , It can also realize functions locally .

Because as an architect , If you don't write code , Can't realize the problems caused by poor design , Unable to make timely adjustments to problems in the architecture .

Another ability of a good architect is communication skills .

Be a good architect , Several conditions are required ：

1. There are architects thinking ： Have good abstract thinking 、 Divide and conquer thinking 、 Reuse thinking and iterative thinking ;
2. Understand business needs ： Good understanding of business requirements , Can design a good architecture according to the characteristics of the business ;
3. Rich coding experience ： Like abstraction 、 Divide and conquer 、 Reuse these capabilities , It takes a lot of coding practice to master ; In addition, maintaining a certain amount of coding experience also helps to verify the architecture design ;
4. Good communication skill ： Architects need to communicate and confirm requirements , Need to get the team to understand architectural design .

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3、 ... and 、 How to be a good architect ？

Want to be a good architect , There is no shortcut , It takes more effort than ordinary programmers .

For architects , My advice is ：

1. To be a good programmer
2. Imitate and learn more
3. Choose a good industry and platform

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Four 、 Other excerpts

• For programmers , It doesn't mean that there must be a title of architect , It's about having a big picture in mind , There is an architect's thinking , So we can understand architecture design , Be able to write good programs .
• There is an architect called “PPT Architects ”, That is to say, he is good at writing PPT, Draw a framework diagram . Be familiar with all kinds of popular nouns . But away from front-line development , Little knowledge of business and underlying fundamentals . The architecture designed by such architects , It is usually ungrounded , It will be very difficult to achieve , The cost is also high. .
• At the beginning , Don't think about making cars behind closed doors , Think of a particularly good architecture . On the contrary, it is better to understand the mature and popular architecture in the industry first , The use of good .

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summary

Architect thinking , It means having good Abstract thinking 、 Divide and conquer thinking 、 Reuse thinking and iterative thinking .

To be a good architect , There is no shortcut , First of all, you need to be a good programmer , Then imitate more 、 Learn more about good architecture design , Finally, we should choose the industry and platform as soon as possible , Accumulate business knowledge of the industry , Get a lot of practice opportunities with the help of the platform .