Foundations Friday Forum

Mark Richards and Neal Ford, the authors of Fundamentals of Software Architecture and Software Architecture The Hard Parts, are hosting Foundations Fridays Forum, a free 60 minute question and answer session held on the first Friday of the each month. You come with questions related to architecture and topics covered in our books, and we’ll provide the answers. This is a great opportunity to talk with the authors, have great discussions, and get your questions answered. Seating is limited, so register early and sign in early to ensure a seat. 

Upcoming Forums


Friday, June 2nd, 2023, 11am - 12pm EDT
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Friday, July 7th, 2023, 11am - 12pm EDT
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Friday, August 4th, 2023, 11am - 12pm EDT
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Friday, September 1st, 2023, 11am - 12pm EDT
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Friday, October 6th, 2023, 11am - 12pm EDT
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Friday, November 3rd, 2023, 11am - 12pm EDT
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Friday, December 1st, 2023, 11am - 12pm EST
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Prior Forums

Friday, February 3, 2023
Topic: General Question and Answer Session

Friday, January 6, 2023
Topic: General Question and Answer Session

Friday, December 2, 2022
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Gaining Trust and Respect as an Architect

Friday, November 18, 2022
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Is Serverless Dead?

Friday, October 14, 2022
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Soft Skills Scenarios

Friday, May 27, 2022
Book: Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Topic: Tradeoffs - Avoiding the Out Of Context Trap

Friday, May 6, 2022
Book: Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Topic: Intersection of Architecture and Engineering Practices

Friday, April 15, 2022
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Developing an Architecture Career Path

Friday, March 25, 2022
Book: Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Topic: Qualitative vs. Quantitative Analysis

Friday, March 11, 2022
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Technical Breadth vs. Depth

Friday, Feb 25, 2022
Book: Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Topic: Reuse Patterns in Distributed Architecture

Friday, Feb 11, 2022
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Diagramming Software Architecture

Friday, January 28, 2022 
Book: Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Topic: 
Ask us Anything!

Friday, December 3, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: People skills: resolving conflict

Friday, November 19, 2021 
Book: Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Topic: 
Intersection of Architecture and Data

Friday, October 29, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: 
Event-Driven Architecture

Friday, October 22, 2021 
Book: Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Topic: Architectural Coupling 

Friday, September 24, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Architectural Thinking

Friday, August 27, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: 
What Makes Architecture So Hard?

Friday, July 30, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: 
Managing Distributed Transactions

Friday, May 28, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Enterprise Architecture in the 21st Century

Friday, April 30, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Serverless: Architecture Style or Deployment Strategy?

Friday, March 26, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Architecting for Elasticity

Friday, February 26, 2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: The Soft Skills of Architecture

Friday, January 29,2021 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: What is an Architectural Quantum?

Friday, November 27, 2020 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Defining Architecture Characteristics

Friday, October 30, 2020
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: The Low Code / No Code Movement: Good or Bad?

Friday, September 25, 2020
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: The Multiple Dimensions of Software Architecture

Friday, August 28, 2020 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: The Intersection of Data and Architecture

Friday, July 31,2020 
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: Who Builds Monoliths in 2020?

Friday, June 26, 2020
Book: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Topic: The Many Faces of Microkernel Architecture



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