Animated Diagram Layers

Creating meaningful documentation is hard. Written paragraphs that are never read are useless. Text without a clear storyline is hard to understand, hard to remember, and often ambiguous. Diagrams are a great tool for communication […]

Should I use different programming languages in my microservices?

Make a conscious decision; multiple languages are costly, and sticking with one might be more than good enough.

Which programming language should I choose?

One can solve anything with ice cream! Think of the decision as choosing one sort of ice cream that pleases everybody in a group of people.

Make a boring choice. Boring in the sense of “well and commonly understood.” 😎

Architecture Decision Records Example

Architecture Decision Records (ADR) is a technique of documenting decisions in the development process in a comprehensible and continuous way. This article will give you a short example of an ADR based on an imaginary […]

I spent Valentines Day with a model…

Regardless of your relationship status, I’d like to remind you that there are other things out there that deserve our love, like software architecture ❤

The Christmas App

“Daddy, how do the presents end up under the Christmas tree?” I don’t know if a child has ever asked you that question. But I certainly had to find an answer this year. I still […]

Good Software Architecture is like …

… a Lego figure. Good software architecture allows software to change easily. Legos help to explain how a modular design achieves this by isolating and grouping associated functionality.

A clear and actionable definition of Software Architecture

There are many definitions of software architecture. Some are broad and wage; others take a more scientific approach. I prefer Martin Fowler’s and Ralph Johnson’s definition because it is clear and actionable. Architecture is about […]

The scale of public software platforms – We can do it better!

Is the COVID-19 test platform “Österreich testet” really worth more than €500,000, or is a clone that was created within 1 hour capable of providing the same service? Is it really a good PR strategy […]

Resilience Games

What is more important? A new feature or non-functional requirements like stability and resiliency of a system? Opinions on the topic fuel emotional discussions between product owners and developers. Decisions on what stories are part […]