The aim of this lecture is to give an understanding about what a software architecture is, and why do we need a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Every software architecture starts from the business needs that are translated into requirements. So in this lecture we will also shortly discuss about the business needs and the requirements that lead to the emergence of SOA.

Lecture Slides:

• The Software Architecture & SOA
  • Very simple example about Contract in Services

To read for next lecture:

• The Roots of SOA
• The Roots of SOA Annotated (with highlighted relevant parts)