Architecture and Team Topologies
Using the four team types and three interaction modes from Team Topologies to design systems teams can build and run effectively.
Published on 2026-06-01
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A platform for architectural thinking, system design, and real-world software architecture.
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Architectural Thinking
How experienced architects reason about systems, trade-offs, and long-term impact.
An Architecture Review Process That Actually Works
How to run lightweight architecture reviews that catch costly mistakes early without becoming a bottleneck or a rubber stamp.
Published on 2026-06-01
Avoiding Resume-Driven Development
Recognize when technology choices serve careers rather than customers, and build habits that keep architecture decisions honest.
Published on 2026-06-01
Back-of-Envelope Estimation for Architects
A practical method for sizing traffic, storage and cost in minutes, using round numbers and powers of ten to rule options in or out before building.
Published on 2026-06-01
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System Architectures
Real-world system designs focusing on constraints, scale, and failure modes.
API Gateway Patterns
The API gateway is a critical piece of infrastructure for many architectures, but it's often implemented poorly.
The CAP Theorem: Practical Implications
The CAP theorem is widely misunderstood. Here's what it actually means for your system.
Cloud-Native Design Patterns
Cloud-native means different things to different people, but these patterns are commonly useful.
Data Partitioning Strategies
When data grows beyond a single database's capacity, partitioning becomes necessary.
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Research → Reality
Translating academic research into practical architectural insight.
Academic Architectural Patterns and What Practice Made of Them
How academic work on architectural styles, connectors and tactics shaped everyday patterns, and where the academic framing differs from industry usage.
Published on 2026-06-01
Applying Academic Findings to Production Systems
A practical method for deciding whether a research result fits your system: check assumptions, scope the experiment, and measure before committing.
Published on 2026-06-01
Architecture Erosion and Drift: Research and Reality
Perry and Wolf named erosion and drift in 1992. Here is what research and practice say about detecting, measuring and slowing architectural decay.
Published on 2026-06-01
Architecture Knowledge Management: Decisions, Rationale and Reality
Research treats architecture as a set of decisions with rationale. Here is how that compares with decision records, wikis and tribal knowledge in real teams.
Published on 2026-06-01