Barry O'Reilly
Short biography:
Barry O’Reilly is a Software Architect and Ph.D. in Complexity Science and Software Engineering at The Open University.
Barry has held Chief Architect positions at Microsoft, among other companies. He has also been a startup CTO, the Worldwide Lead for the Microsoft Solutions Architecture Community, and the founder of the Swedish Azure User Group.
Barry O’Reilly is the inventor of Residuality Theory.
Books
Barry O’Reilly is the author of two books:
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Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture | The Architect’s Paradox |
Articles
- Residuality and Representation: Toward a Coherent Philosophy of Software Architecture
- Residuality Theory for Antifragile Software Architecture
Videos e talks
- Barry O’ Reilly: the playlist with some of him talks
- Listen to the interview with Barry O’Reilly on Spotify
Scheduled classes:
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Milan // 7th - 8th - 9th May 2025, from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
workshop
Advanced Software Architecture with Residuality Theory Workshop
with Barry O'Reilly
Barry O’Reilly guides us through the world of Residuality Theory, an advanced theory of software design that will help you think differently when building robust, antifragile software that is fit for uncertain times.