44 / Essay
Architecture Decisions Have Expiration Dates
Architecture decisions depend on assumptions that change. Record context, review triggers and migration costs so yesterday’s sensible choice stays visible.
Software Engineering
Software Architecture
Writing about software architecture.
07 / Field note
The Best Code Is Often the Code You Can Delete
Removing a visitor counter simplified an entire operating model. A field note on maintenance cost, safe deletion and responsibilities hidden behind features.
02 / Essay
Everything Is a Trade-off: What Software Architecture Actually Looks Like in Practice
A forest-monitoring exercise shows how buffering, recovery targets and limited bandwidth turn software architecture into a series of explicit trade-offs.