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Web-based interface for creating, editing, and managing Architecture Decision Records.

Embedded Architectural Decision Records for capturing decisions directly in source code.

Central hub of the ADR GitHub organization aggregating tools, templates, and examples.

Markdown Any Decision Records — lean template capturing context, decision, and consequences.

Michael Nygard's original blog post that started the ADR movement and defined the format.

Flutter's public design document process for major architectural decisions.

Concise guide to reducing complexity through deep modules and strategic interface design.

Hands-on DDD, event-driven architecture, and TDD patterns applied in Python with working code.

Three-dimensional coupling model (strength, distance, volatility) with practical guidance for controlling dependencies.

Comprehensive guide to microservice decomposition, communication, and deployment strategies.

Principles for structuring software so business rules remain independent of frameworks and databases.

Essential deep dive into distributed systems, replication, partitioning, and stream processing.

Google's resource-oriented API design standard used across all Google Cloud APIs.

Microsoft's battle-tested guidelines for consistent, developer-friendly RESTful APIs.

In-depth SQL indexing guide teaching developers how databases execute queries efficiently.

Architecture testing for Go with configurable rule sets for dependencies, naming, and layering constraints.

JavaScript/TypeScript module dependency validation against configurable architecture rules.

ThoughtWorks article on using automated fitness functions to guide architecture evolution.

Kotlin architecture linter enforcing coding conventions, project structure, and dependency rules.

TypeScript port of ArchUnit for enforcing architecture rules with CI integration.

Fluent architecture testing for Laravel/Pest —

Simon Brown's four-level model (Context, Container, Component, Code) for architecture visualization.

Modern declarative diagramming language with auto-layout that compiles to SVG and PNG.

Draw AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes architecture diagrams in Python with provider icons.

Interactive architecture diagrams with multi-perspective views and drill-down navigation.

JavaScript diagramming tool rendering flowcharts, sequence diagrams from Markdown syntax.

Widely-adopted diagrams-as-code tool for UML/C4 and architecture visuals with strong IDE and CI integration.

Video series walking through each GoF pattern with clear explanations and real-world context.

PHP DDD skeleton with Hexagonal Architecture, CQRS, and event bus using Symfony.

Step-by-step DDD modelling process guide from discovery to bounded context design.

All known design patterns in PHP 8.1+ with real-world examples, UML diagrams, and tests.

Visual method for designing event-driven systems with a timeline of commands, events, and views.

Collection of design patterns and idioms implemented in Python with concise examples.

How Cloudflare built Pingora, their custom Rust proxy replacing Nginx.

How Discord migrated from Cassandra to ScyllaDB to store trillions of messages.

How Figma built real-time collaboration with CRDTs and operational transforms.

How GitHub re-architected push processing for better reliability and performance.

How Linear built and scaled their real-time sync engine for collaborative project management.

How Notion horizontally sharded PostgreSQL to handle rapid growth at scale.

Premier European conference on Domain-Driven Design with workshops and keynotes.

Conference series with talks from industry leaders on modern software development practices.

Curated articles, conference talks, and trend reports on software architecture.

Decades of essential writing on refactoring, microservices, and enterprise architecture patterns.

International conference featuring practitioner talks on architecture and engineering culture.

Mark Richards' weekly YouTube series breaking down architecture concepts in 10-minute episodes.