Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the latest insights from the field. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming architecture, governance, d...

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and N...

“Brilliant. Brady is fast becoming the Yorkshire Rebus.”Billy and Sandra were childhood sweethearts.Writing their names on a lovelock. Fastening it to the end of Whitby pier. Throwing the key into the sea.A lifetime together. A happy retirement in a peaceful hamlet on the North Yorkshire Moors.Until the day they were brutally murdered.“Whoever did this – he didn’t do it quickly. And he enjoyed it…”Billy was a fisherman, making a living in the col...

Is the answer in her past?Or in someone else’s future…Her body is found on Wednesday morning.Hanging from a tree. Halfway between May Beck and Falling Foss.Brady’s got one clue.And only one clue.Five tarot cards.But are they a message for him?A warning for the dead woman?Or a reading for a client?Is the answer in her past? Or in someone else’s future?The Hanged Woman sees Brady challenged like he’s never been ch...

It’s 20 years since Alice went missing.There’s never been any trace.Until now.Until some bones are found in a shallow grave on the cold, bleak North York Moors.But is it Alice?Or Becky? The other girl – who disappeared a month earlier…Two local girls: two families that have finally learned to live with their grief.But now Michael Brady must tell one family their daughter has been found.And break the bad news to the other family.

Mark Richard presents an original picture of meaning according to which a word's meaning is analogous to the biological lineages we call species. His primary thesis is that a word's meaning - in the sense of what one needs to track in order to be a competent speaker - is the collection of assumptions its users make in using it and expect their hearers to recognize as being made. Meaning is something that is spread across a population, inherited by each new generation of speakers from the l...

Java Message Service, Second Edition, is a thorough introduction to the standard API that supports "messaging" -- the software-to-software exchange of crucial data among network computers. You'll learn how JMS can help you solve many architectural challenges, such as integrating dissimilar systems and applications, increasing scalability, eliminating system bottlenecks, supporting concurrent processing, and promoting flexibility and agility.Updated for JMS 1.1, this second...

As software systems grow in complexity and scale, choosing the right architectural pattern is critical to meeting performance, agility, and operational demands. In this book, Mark Richards, Neal Ford, and Raju Gandhi detail modern software architecture patterns and the antipatterns and pitfalls to avoid. Unique star-chart ratings for each pattern let you see at a glance how well it supports scalability, resilience, and maintainability. You'll learn how your choices affect an architecture's...

Discover the Lake District’s most rewarding mountain days with this inspirational, large-format collection of 50 outstanding walks across the region’s fells. From famous summits such as Scafell Pike and Helvellyn to quieter and lesser-known hills, each route offers a challenging and memorable day exploring the dramatic landscapes of the Lake District National Park.The routes range from 6 to 23km (4–14 miles) and typically take between 5 and 10 hours to complete. Al...

Good people do bad thingsBad people do good thingsSometimes it’s hard to tell the difference…Gina’s body has floated down the River Esk. She was a farmer’s wife. And it looks like an accident.But Michael Brady has his doubts.Brady’s back in the police – and he needs to prove himself.Is it murder? Or does Brady need it to be murder?It’s a year since his wife died. He’s feeling lonely. And he’s still trying to balance being a single dad...

"In a world marked by confusion, pain, and searching, Words for a Wounded World shines with the clarity of God's truth and the warmth of His love. Through Scripture-inspired poems, Mark Richard calls readers to deeper faith and courage while tenderly inviting them into the healing presence of Christ. Both convicting and comforting, this book will strengthen your walk with God and become a timeless source of encouragement and hope."-Paige Michael Williams, ...

There are three sides to every storyYours. Theirs.And the Truth.Michael Brady is back. The Edge of Truth is the fifth book in the series. And there’s a ghost from Brady’s past…The push that sent Diane Macdonald over the cliff edge was surprisingly gentle.She was walking her dog on the cliff top. Runswick Bay, a few miles north of Whitby.Thirty-six hours later her body is found at the bottom of the cliff.Brady’s convinced it’s murder....