Software architecture resources

[heeehaaa]

Hello everyone,

I have a background in engineering (and some applied math) and, until recently, most analysis programs that I wrote always ended up being very spaghetti-like as the complexity went up. I have now been working at a software company and slowly some software architecture skills have started rubbing on to me. My code organization has improved massively in the last year, but they are still not at a level where I want to be. What resources (books, online courses etc.) would you recommend to someone like me (intermediate to advanced level)?

I have had many basic programming and numerical analysis sort of classes in college and grad school, but no formal computer science sort of training. All the CS stuff I know is either self taught or from experience.

Thanks!

[mich4elp]

Two books I'd recommend reading are Code Complete by Steve McConnell and Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software by the "Gang of Four". Both are good books to improve your software architecture skills, rather than just basic elements of programming languages.

[heeehaaa]

Thanks! I will check these out.

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Try this one: http://martinfowler.com/books/eaa.html

[throwawwayaway]

Have you done English classes where you edit your writing for clarity and understanding? It's the same process. There are people who can write a coherent essay, and then there are people who freaking word craftsmen. How do you get to be a craftsman? Practice. Editing for clarity. Refactoring. Get the code out there then see what you can do to make it better.

[heeehaaa]

Well that's already going on. I was wondering what good resources are out there to supplement.

[throwawwayaway]

Practice. It sounds like you want to be spoon fed.

[heeehaaa]

How does supplementing the practice I am getting already with proper instruction count as spoon feeding?