Software Architecture

Software Architecture is the practice of designing and managing large, complex software systems. It involves not only the structure of software systems but also their functionality, performance, resilience, reusability, and comprehensibility. Coursera's Software Architecture catalogue helps you gain an in-depth understanding of the principles and patterns behind system design. You'll learn how to deal with system complexity, understand design principles such as abstraction, modularity, and hierarchy, and familiarize yourself with architectural styles and patterns. Furthermore, you'll gain insight into the trade-offs involved in designing and implementing software architectures, and learn how to evaluate different architectures for their suitability to a given problem or application context. This knowledge will empower you to create effective, efficient, and robust software systems for various industries and applications.
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    Vanderbilt University

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Multimodal Prompts, Version Control, Generative AI Agents, Git (Version Control System), Generative AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Mockups, Test Automation, Software Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Software Development Methodologies

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    59 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Amazon S3, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Data Migration, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, API Gateway, Public Cloud, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Software Architecture

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    6.7K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Software Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Architecture, AWS CloudFormation, Cloud Security, Amazon S3, Docker (Software), Scalability, API Gateway, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Storage, Load Balancing, Performance Tuning

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Skills you'll gain: Android (Operating System), Android Development, Mobile Development, Software Architecture, Live Streaming, Application Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Middleware, Linux, Application Programming Interface (API), Debugging

    2.9
    Rating, 2.9 out of 5 stars
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Skills you'll gain: Generative Model Architectures, Generative AI, Site Reliability Engineering, Scalability, Application Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Systems Architecture, Cloud Applications, Load Balancing, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Distributed Computing, Enterprise Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Responsible AI, Continuous Monitoring, Security Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Data Architecture, Web Applications, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Functional Requirement, Databases, Distributed Computing, Acceptance Testing, Application Deployment, Application Development, Software Testing, Development Testing, System Design and Implementation, Unit Testing, Big Data, Scalability, Restful API, Data Analysis

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    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    18 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidade de São Paulo

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Java Programming, Computer Programming, Debugging, Software Architecture, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages, Prototyping

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    186 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University at Buffalo

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Test Driven Development (TDD), Application Development, Application Design, Integrated Development Environments, Software Architecture, Web Applications, Software Development Tools, Software Testing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    1.2K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Amazon Web Services

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Applications, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, API Gateway, Relational Databases, Serverless Computing, Python Programming, Cloud API, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, NoSQL, Application Development, Web Development, Automation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    103 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Software Design, Process Driven Development, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Systems Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Systems Design, Program Development, Project Management, Project Planning, Unified Modeling Language

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    186 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Software Architecture, Technical Design, Conceptual Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    2.4K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tencent Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, Serverless Computing, Solution Architecture, Private Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Migration, Software Architecture, Cloud Security, Systems Architecture, Microservices, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Scalability, DevOps, Disaster Recovery

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    14 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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