I need books on architecture

[joe]

OH NOES! AN ANALYST GOING INTO DESIGN!

Now that that is out of the way, I am really interested in learning more about best practices for system architecture. Does anyone have a list of books that they have found to be useful for a complete novice?

What books did you CS majors have for your architecture 101 class?

Any other online resources for information would also be very helpful.

joe

[MAlexander]

I realize it's not what joe is looking for, but I highly recommend Stewart Brand's How Buildings Learn (http://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp/0140139966/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195579011&sr=1-1). It's a great parallel for how information systems change over time. So, I guess maybe it COULD BE what joe's looking for!

[rcauvin]

To the extent that "system architecture" refers to dividing the system into pieces that maximize cohesion and minimize coupling, the following two articles pretty much tell everything you need to know:

http://www.objectmentor.com/resources/articles/granularity.pdf
http://www.objectmentor.com/resources/articles/stability.pdf

However, if you're referring to other forms of architecture, such as information architecture or optimizing for performance, you'll need to look elsewhere.