The patterns that solve your hardest distributed systems problems were already solved — in a submarine, a postal sorting office, and an electrical panel. Most architects never look.
Why Architectural Decision Records are the only structure most organizations already have that can govern AI agent accountability — and how to extend them into an Agentic Decision Log before the EU AI Act deadline.
Why architecture diagrams describe a system that no longer exists, and how Observable Architecture uses production telemetry to reveal what is actually running.
A practical architecture technique showing how Git commit patterns reveal structural instability, boundary violations, and ownership gaps in software systems.
A practical architectural model explaining why most companies only need a modular monolith, a workflow orchestrator, and outcome-based events.