SATURN 2015 and Why You Should Plan to Attend (with Bill Pollak)

12/19/14 • -1 min

If you have been following this podcast for any length of time, you know about the SEI's SATURN conference. Whether you are new to this podcast and SATURN or simply want to know what is planned for this years event, you'll want to listen to this episode to hear what the conference chair, Bill Pollak, and his team from the SEI have planned for this years event.
The 2015 SATURN event takes place in Baltimore, Maryland April 27-30, 2015. For Software Architects, this is a must attend event. Also, the event is taking abstracts from speakers through January 16, 2015.
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References:
A classic book:
Software Architecture: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline Paperback
by Mary Shaw, David Garlan
Will be a classic:
DevOps: A Software Architect's Perspective – Coming May 21, 2015
by Len Bass, Ingo Weber, Liming Zhu

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References:
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