Keywords in Software Architecture
A visual exploration of the core keywords and concepts in modern software architecture.
Architecture
GoF Design Patterns in Go: Practical Examples
Explore the 23 Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns in Go with clear explanations and code snippets, grouped into creational, structural, and behavioral categories.
The Generic Protocol Pattern in Go: Designing Extensible CLI Interfaces
Learn how to implement a flexible and extensible protocol pattern in Go for building structured CLI interfaces and stream-based IPC communication.
Architectural Patterns in Go: MVC, Hexagonal, CQRS, and Microservices
Understand the difference between design patterns and architectural patterns. Explore how MVC, Hexagonal, CQRS, and Microservices can be applied in Go projects with practical insights and examples.
Enterprise Integration Patterns in Go: Practical Examples
Explore key Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) with practical Go examples, covering point-to-point, pub/sub, queues, and event-driven design for distributed systems.
WIP vs VIP in Load Balancing: Understanding Global vs Local Traffic Routing
A clear explanation of the difference between Wide IP (WIP) and Virtual IP (VIP) in modern load balancing, using F5 and NGINX as real-world examples for high-SLA architectures.
Vanilla vs Frameworks in Software Engineering: Control, Speed, and Trade-offs
Should you build software using frameworks or go vanilla? Explore trade-offs, real-world scenarios, and how experienced engineers make the right choice.
API Modeling in Distributed Systems: REST, WebSocket, gRPC, and GraphQL
Learn how modern distributed systems use REST, gRPC, WebSocket, and GraphQL together. Explore architectural tradeoffs, communication patterns, scalability concerns, and real-world API modeling strategies.
Proxy Demystified: API Gateways, Reverse Proxies, SSH Tunnels & Design Patterns
Learn how routing, forward proxies, reverse proxies, API Gateways, SSH tunneling, Kubernetes ingress, service meshes, and the Proxy design pattern all fit together. A complete guide for backend and platform engineers.