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Bert Jan Schrijver JavaOne Rockstar & Champion, NLJUG Leader & CTO at OpenValue ‪@bjschrijver‬

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ABSTRACT
In software design and software architecture, we often face the question: should we build this generic or specific?
Usually, this is not an easy question to answer. The answer depends on a lot of different factors, including future factors you may not be aware of yet.
In this talk, I’ll share my experiences and thought process as a developer and software architect with choosing between generic and specific solutions.

I’ll talk about generic vs specific design & architecture, both on a project level and organization level. We’ll look at sharing code/components between teams, inner source culture, monorepo’s, microservices, lifecycle management of generic components and strategic design as a tool to help decide.
After this talk, you’ll have practical insights that can help you to choose between generic and specific solutions yourself. [...]

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
00:34 Outline
01:07 What is software design?
01:53 Design vs architecture
02:35 Definitions
12:38 Flexibility in software
15:44 Levels of generic vs specific
18:33 Tools to help decide
27:26 The cost of a generic solution
31:40 When & why to go generic
33:45 Examples why specific often is faster
39:29 Bonus: Sharing code in an organization
42:41 Summary
44:17 Outro

Download slides and read the full abstract here:
https://gotoams.nl/2023/sessions/2483

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Sam Newman • Monolith to Microservices • https://amzn.to/2Nml96E
Ronnie Mitra & Irakli Nadareishvili • Microservices: Up and Running • https://amzn.to/3c4HmmL
Sander Hoogendoorn • This is Agile • https://amzn.to/3DkDyfr
Gerald M. Weinberg • Becoming a Technical Leader • https://amzn.to/3xn87NG
Kent Beck • Test Driven Development • https://amzn.to/3RXopVg

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