Tag: software-architecture

Architecture

API Design as Organizational Philosophy

API design reflects organizational values. REST, GraphQL, and gRPC each encode different assumptions about power, responsibility, and team relationships.

Mar 18, 2026

Architecture

Technical Debt Is a Loan, Not a Failure

Technical debt is a tool, not a failure. Fowler's quadrant framework reveals four distinct patterns of debt, each demanding a different management strategy.

Mar 17, 2026

Architecture

Conway’s Law Never Stopped Being True

Conway's Law predicts that architecture mirrors team communication. 57 years later, ignoring it remains the root cause of most architectural failures.

Mar 16, 2026

Architecture

The Modular Monolith as Stoic Discipline

Architectural simplicity is not a concession. The modular monolith demands more discipline than microservices and delivers more reliability for most teams.

Mar 15, 2026