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Software architecture as decisions: layers, boundaries, recording choices and building a system you can change later.
8 articles
Arguing over the "best framework" is usually wasted time. The criteria that matter more are the team, the product's lifespan, the cost of change and replaceability. Here is a decision framework.
Read articleYou don't have to choose between building fast and building right. Draw the system's boundaries correctly from the start, put the simplest implementation behind each one, and grow later without a rewrite.
Read articlePayment providers, SMS, databases and AI models all change eventually. The ports-and-adapters pattern turns that change into replacing one file instead of rewriting the product. A plain explanation with real examples.
Read articleSix months on, nobody remembers why this database or this structure was chosen. An architecture decision record is a one-page note that keeps the reasoning behind each important decision and ends repeat debates.
Read articleTechnical debt isn't always bad. Like a loan, taken deliberately and with a repayment plan it can help a product move faster. How to tell good debt from bad, and how to pay it down without stopping delivery.
Read articleIn a SaaS product many customers share one system, and no customer's data may reach another. The three main tenancy models, what each costs, and the mistakes that lead to data leaks.
Read articleWhen the API contract is written before the implementation, front-end and back-end teams work in parallel, disagreements surface early and integration at the end is no surprise. The approach and the design rules.
Read articleSecurity isn't a feature you add later. A few simple decisions at the start — validating input, handling passwords and keys properly, least privilege and security headers — prevent most common incidents.
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