Software Architecture: What Is It Really About? A Discussion with James Coplien

Episode von Software Architektur im Stream von Eberhard Wolff · 24. Juli 2026 · 1 h 06 min

Dependencies are often seen as the foundation of software architecture. Some even argue that architecture is little more than managing dependencies. But is that really true? Inspired by one of Eberhard Wolff’s blog posts, an interesting discussion with James Coplien challenged this common assumption. Do dependencies matter as much as we think? If not, what is software architecture actually about? In this episode, we explore these questions and discuss what truly shapes software architecture in practice.

Links

Blog: Independent? Impossible! Why Dependencies Matter So Much

Summary at LinkedIn

Cope’s comment

Jimmy Koppel: How an Ancient Philosophy Problem Explains Software Dependence

Software-Architektur = Abhängigkeiten Managen?

Programmierung als Theoriebildung

Peter Naur: Programming as Theory Building

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