In this episode, I was joined by Chris “Woody” Woodruff to chat about a simplicity-first approach to software architecture. Chris has a book coming out on this topic, and we discussed why simplicity should be the default.

Chris Woodruff

Chris “Woody” Woodruff is a software developer and architect with over 25 years of experience. He currently works as a Fractional Architect at Real Time Technologies, focusing on API design and scalable architectures. He’s a Microsoft MVP specialising in .NET and Web Development, co-hosts The Breakpoint Show podcast, and is the author of the upcoming book “Software Architecture Made Simple: A ‘Simplicity-First’ Approach to Software in the Age of Complexity”.

• Website
• Simplicity-First Book
• LinkedIn
• Bluesky
• Mastodon

Links from the show

• Simplicity-First - Chris’s upcoming book on simplicity-first software architecture
• The simplicity graph comic that Dan mentioned near the start
• Choose Boring Technology - Dan McKinley’s essay on choosing proven, well-understood technologies
• Feedly - The RSS reader app that Chris mentioned
• Readwise - The reading app that Dan mentioned
• Onyx Boox - The e-reader device that Dan mentioned
• Humble Bundle Books - book bundle deals

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Chris’s black notebook that he mentioned