Reference Architectures 101
If I were asked about a single characteristic that all engineers share, I would say it’s an enthusiasm to solve problems. I’m not sure if it is something innate to me, but I love facing and […]
Why Do I Need an API Strategy?
As the popularity of microservices architectures has increased, we began to think about an additional concept: API’s or application programming interfaces. While the explosion of Mobile and Single-Page Web Applications, as well as the popularity of connected […]
The Importance of Quality Attributes in Software Architecture
There are two very important questions to ask when talking about software architecture: “What are the business drivers behind our initiative?” and “How is the application is supporting them?”. Software architecture is the foundation that helps […]
The curse of microservices polyglotism
In the beginning there was a single language and common speech. It was easy for the developers to understand each other and to help each other when building a big application called “The monolith”. And then […]
How many nines? Understanding availability
Most likely you have already experienced a system downtime, either on an application you have worked on or on some service that you consume. It has happened to Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft, Salesforce, etc. How much did […]