Software Architecture & Design

In industry, software system architect is generally understood as the role superior to that of senior software developer, regardless of title. The software system architect works with management and customers to define technical specifications and high-level software solutions, while also directing a team's or teams' development throughout the project from a technical standpoint.

These course notes represent my efforts to edit, summarize, and catalog the lectures for the Software Architecture and Design (CS-6310) course at Georgia Tech, taken in Spring 2026 as part of Tech's innovative, fully online master of science in computer science (OMSCS) program. The original lectures are freely available online and presented by Dr. Spencer Rugaber, as open-source content.

For those who work at technology firms and do not work with code directly, these notes can also provide awareness and insight into how these applications are made from a high-level perspective.