Introduction to Architecture

Software Architecture refers to the macroscopic design of our software systems. In this module, the learning objectives are:

• Cover a brief demo of Django and it’s structure
• Learn the basics of software architectural design
  • What do we mean by architecture?
  • How do we decide on an architecture?
  • How do we determine a given framework’s architecture?
• Common Architecture Patterns
  • MVC
  • Layered Architecture (including 3-layer architecture)
  • Client-Server
  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Service-Oriented Architecture
• Hosting architectures
  • Software-as-a-Service
  • Platform-as-a-Service
  • Infrastructure-as-a-Service

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