Tag: Architecture

Evolutionary Architecture with Fitness Functions

Turn architectural intent into automated fitness functions with explicit scope, thresholds, ownership, exceptions, and a path for gradual change.

2026-07-09 · 14 min read

Multi-Tenant SaaS Architecture and Isolation

Design multi-tenant SaaS isolation explicitly across identity, data, compute, operations, customization, and compliance boundaries.

2026-06-14 · 13 min read

Serverless Architecture: A Decision Framework

Choose serverless by matching workload shape, event semantics, state, platform limits, cost curves, and operating responsibilities to explicit requirements.

2026-05-21 · 14 min read

Plugin Architectures and Stable Extension Points

Build plugin systems around narrow versioned contracts, explicit capabilities, isolated execution, deterministic lifecycles, and reusable conformance tests.

2026-05-09 · 14 min read

Architecture Decision Records That Stay Useful

Keep architecture decisions useful by recording their forces, consequences, lifecycle, ownership, and explicit review triggers beside the code they govern.

2026-04-27 · 12 min read

Control Planes and Data Planes

Separate coordination from request execution with versioned desired state, reconciliation, bounded stale operation, and distinct security boundaries.

2026-04-03 · 12 min read

CQRS and Event Sourcing: When and Why

Separate reads from writes, preserve intent as events, and learn when the added operational burden is justified.

2026-02-17 · 11 min read

Event-Driven Architecture Without the Hype

A practical guide to events, delivery guarantees, idempotency, schema evolution, observability, and knowing when not to use them.

2025-09-08 · 11 min read