1.0Software Architecture Gathering 2026https://conferences.isaqb.org/software-architecture-gatheringFranziska Deutschhttps://conferences.isaqb.org/software-architecture-gathering/author/fdeutsch/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="c9wJxX0VC4"><a href="https://conferences.isaqb.org/software-architecture-gathering/blog-matt-mclarty/">A Visual Language for Systems Integration: An Interview with Matt McLarty</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://conferences.isaqb.org/software-architecture-gathering/blog-matt-mclarty/embed/#?secret=c9wJxX0VC4" width="600" height="338" title="“A Visual Language for Systems Integration: An Interview with Matt McLarty” — Software Architecture Gathering 2026" data-secret="c9wJxX0VC4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://conferences.isaqb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Matt_McLarty.jpeg24002400"I've been working in the software architecture field for a couple of decades now, and one of the consistent issues I've seen through that whole period of time is a lack of agreement on how architectures should be visualized. This is interesting to me, since — as a creative field — one would think that architecture's natural expression would be through visual models. The good news is there is lots of published thinking in this area, and the idea of having consistent visualizations as part of our discipline is now getting some attention."