Will Sargent reviewed Beautiful architecture by Diomidis Spinellis
Review of 'Beautiful architecture' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
Too vague. The architecture essays here are tantalizing, but there's very few code samples and meaty technical chunks. No UML diagrams, no careful dissection of parts.
What went wrong with the design? How did it get to the point it did? What doesn't the current design do well? Too many times, the essay only talks about the positives of the architecture, too often sounding like an infomercial or a pitch to a client.
I would have been happier with something like TCP/IP: The Implementation or TEX: The Program... this is a good book for what it is, but it just doesn't do the details to my satisfaction.