Build Stuff'14

What is the role of architecture in a modern software project? Have we forgotten the value of proper planning in our effort to be flexible and agile while stripping away all excess fat? Or are we really better off without the architects in their ivory towers and fine without the big architecture bibles gathering dust on the developers' tables? This talk will introduce you to lean architecture, a place where architects and agilists can share the same camp fire and still leave with their neckbeards intact. We will see the value and the role of both the architect and the architectural documentation in an agile project. We will also learn about balance between agility and discipline, importance of domain modeling, tips on essential documentation, ideas on teams vs. organization.