19. Make it “Thump” with Brian Friedman

Software architecture often gets overlooked. Unfortunately, at many companies there is a culture where software architecture is not fully embraced by the entire team. There might even be some parallels between software architecture and UX architecture. This week we talk with Brian Friedman, an experienced Architect and polyglot Engineer with a passion for microservices solutions, about his ideas on life and software. Topics:• 02:15 – Don’t get Silicon Valleyed!• 10:44 – Not an architecture, but a “notional end state”• 13:04 – “Software Architects should be tied to their UX Architect” – Juval Löwy• 14:30 – Make it “thump”• 16:09 – Product & Design teams should include engineering teams in discovery• 18:19 – Super Empowered Engineers• 20:54 – You don’t build the first 5 floors of a skyscraper out of wood.• 26:32 – Have a plan that can change• 28:00 – It comes down to trust• 35:19 – If there’s no plan, nothing of value will get built• 37:48 – “In a well designed system complexity is neither created nor destroyed, it’s distributed” – Juval Löwy Helpful Links:• Juval Löwy – Righting Software• idesign.net• VMware —– Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoyed today’s episode. If you liked what you heard, be sure to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a comment and a five-star review. It helps us out a ton. If you haven’t already, sign up for our email list. We won’t spam you. Pinky swear. • Check out our website • Follow us on twitter • Find us on Facebook • Subscribe on Google Podcasts • Subscribe on Apple Podcasts • Subscribe on Spotify • Subscribe on Stitcher