Scouting the Future of Modern Software Development

Taking the First Step With Cutting-Edge Software Architecture Patterns

You must have read this famous quote from Paulo Coelho, a well-known novelist, and lyricist, 

“The building is only as tall as the foundation is strong enough to build on.” 

Similar to this is a software system. The more solid the foundation, the more successful software will be.

But, let’s understand the basics first. What is the purpose of software? Why is it built? If I talk about it in general, the software is developed to provide a solution to the challenging problems an organization comes across. May it is any industry, they are explicitly tailored according to the needs of the customers.

Now, since time is constantly evolving, software industries are moving towards adopting modern methods of software development alongside emerging technologies to bring about radical changes in their organizations.

Therefore, with this blog series, I am going to take you through the what’s and why’s of modern software development ranging from the latest architectural patterns to the trending technologies that can transform your software applications and bring a cultural shift.

The Real Meaning of Modern Software Development

In simple terms, modern software development means adopting modern and smart techniques to develop software solutions. These techniques are not just cost-effective, they also give better and long-lasting results than the traditional ways of development. Just like building cloud-native, cloud-first, and multi-cloud applications. Here the application doesn’t require any more traditional infrastructure as it leverages the “anytime-anywhere accessible cloud.”

Also, it is about implementing modern-day architectures and their major components, relationships, and how they interact with each other. Software architecture and design incorporate several contributory factors such as business procedures, quality ascribes, human dynamics, and the IT environment.

Lastly, it is tied in with accepting data-driven big data insights and utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

Understanding Software Development Architecture Patterns

Before we explore the modern software architecture patterns and their major benefits, let’s revisit what is software architecture with an example. Consider a software development project that involves designing an application for a restaurant.

To fabricate this application, you will need to initially define its design and architecture, as these are the foundational pillars whereupon the rest of your application will be constructed. This will help you define how will the restaurant menu function. How will you use an algorithm to order dishes? 

Now that you know what a software architecture pattern is, let's explore the architecture patterns that are the game players in modern software development.

Architecture Patterns of Modern Software Development

The architecture of modern software development revolves around the concept of cloud computing and cloud-based and multi-cloud applications. These applications extract all of the advantages that are offered by current technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, etc. Based upon these factors, the two leading architectures for modern software development are Microservices and DevOps.

Microservices

Microservices, otherwise called microservice engineering, is a sort of cloud-native software architecture that forms the essential construction of an application with a collection of services that can be effectively maintained, loosely coupled, can be independently conveyed, coordinated around business capacities, and can be managed by small teams.

The microservice design empowers quick, continuous, and dependable delivery of large and complex applications. Microservices likewise empower a business to improve its tech stack.

Below are few benefits that you could achieve while implementing the Microservices architecture pattern.

The Benefits of a Microservices Architecture Pattern

• Easier to build and maintain apps
• Organized around business capabilities
• Improved productivity and scalability
• Flexibility in using technologies.
• Self-governing cross-functional teams.

DevOps Architecture

Development and operation play the most vital role in the delivery of any application. The deployment process goes through the whole SDLC cycle, i.e analyzing the requirements, designing, developing, and testing the software components or the application framework, while the operation consists of administrative processes, services, and support for the software.

DevOps architecture utilizes the idea of agile development and is opted for huge applications that are facilitated on the cloud. If the development and operations teams do not work together, it might create a setback in the delivery of the application. Therefore, the DevOps framework can help your teams in expanding their efficiency by providing solutions.

The Benefits of DevOps Architecture

If implemented properly, DevOps architecture can help you achieve several benefits. These include the following:

• Decreased cost.
• Increased productivity and release time.
• Customer satisfaction.
• Efficient time management within internal teams.

Conclusion

At the end of my article, I would like to say that modern software development is an innovative way of product or application engineering. As you know, the base of your application must be strong and capable enough to uphold your application for a long time, so the above-mentioned techniques would surely help you. My next blog will cover the trending technologies in modern software development. I hope you found this blog useful!