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Simon Brown

Simon is an independent consultant specialising in software architecture. He is the author of “Software Architecture for Developers” (a developer-friendly guide to software architecture, technical leadership and the balance with agility), the creator of the C4 model for visualising software architecture, and the creator of the Structurizr tooling. Simon is a regular speaker at international software development conferences, and travels the world to help organisations visualise their software architecture.

Badges 9

Talks 13

  1. Devoxx Poland 2026

    AI vs architecture diagrams

    June 2026Architecture

  2. Devoxx Poland 2025

    Reverse-engineering architecture diagrams from your Java app

    June 2025Architecture

  3. Voxxed Days Thessaloniki 2024

    The C4 model for visualising software architecture

    October 2024Architecture

  4. Devoxx Poland 2024

    The model-code gap

    June 2024Architecture

  5. Devoxx UK 2024

    C4 models as code

    May 2024Architecture▶ Watch

  6. Devoxx Belgium 2023

    C4 models as code

    October 2023Development Practices▶ Watch

  7. Devoxx Belgium 2023

    Getting started with the Structurizr DSL

    October 2023Development Practices

  8. Devoxx Poland 2023

    The C4 model - misconceptions, misuses, and mistakes

    June 2023Development Practices

  9. Devoxx Belgium 2022

    The lost art of software design

    October 2022Development Practices▶ Watch

  10. Devoxx Poland 2022

    The lost art of software design

    June 2022Development Practices

  11. Devoxx Poland 2022

    Diagrams as code 2.0

    June 2022Development Practices

  12. Voxxed Days Athens 2017

    The Art of Visualising Software Architecture

    May 2017Architecture & Security▶ Watch

  13. Devoxx Belgium 2015

    Software architecture as code

    November 2015Methodology & Culture▶ Watch