Tag: architecture
All the articles with the tag "architecture".
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Architecture decision records
The decision is the cheap part; the reasoning behind it is what evaporates. Architecture decision records are a small, deliberate defence against that loss.
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Anti-corruption layers work both ways
An anti-corruption layer is sold as a wall against a vendor's mess. It's really a double-sided socket — the same seam lets you swap either side independently.
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You can't draw a boundary the business hasn't decided
Drawing module boundaries where the business already cut them assumes the business decided where. Often it hasn't — and that unmade decision is the architect's job.
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Modular microliths
The microservices-versus-monolith war is tired. The systems I've actually shipped are usually a bit of both — and on purpose.