Layers are a successful model in software architecture, or at least they are commonly used. But in reality, this approach often has its own challenges.
In this episode, we discuss the basic ideas behind the layer model and various uses: for example, the three-layer architecture or the Anticorruption Layer from Domain-driven Design. The focus is particularly on the question of when layers actually decouple and when they merely cause additional effort.
Live stream on 13th November
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software-architektur.tv is a video podcast by Eberhard Wolff, iX blogger and well-known software architect, who works as Head of Architecture at SWAGLab. The team also includes Lisa Maria Schäfer (socreatory), Ralf D. Müller (DB Systel) and Lucas Dohmen. Since June 2020, over 300 episodes have been produced, exploring different areas of software architecture – sometimes with guests, sometimes solo with Wolff, Schäfer, Müller or Dohmen. Since then, iX (heise Developer) has been reporting on the episodes for more than four years.
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