The book Patterns for Performance and Operability by Ford et al is one of the few publications which addresses directly the operability of business software (which is partly why I am writing Software Operability: A Guide for Software Teams). Patterns for Performance and Operability (‘PPO’) is an excellent volume, containing many valuable insights into the ways we can improve the operability of software systems; this blog post explores a few of the key themes and ideas found in the book.
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“Focus on Application Support and Maintainability” to Produce Operable Software
The book 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know is a useful collection of personal recommendations from experienced software practitioners around the world, and it contains some excellent advice for any thinking person engaged in software systems engineering.
However, it’s clear that even as recently as 2009 (when the book was published), there was very little focus amongst those who identify as software architects on making sure the software we design and built is operable by the operations teams on the “front line”. In fact, the only contributors who directly touch on software operabililty (aside from Michael Nygard, naturally) are Rebecca Parsons, Mncedisi Kasper, and Dave Anderson; four contributions out of 97.
Software Operability 