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Low-Maintenance Backend Architectures for Scalable Applications

DZone

After years of working in the intricate world of software engineering, I learned that the most beautiful solutions are often those unseen: backends that hum along, scaling with grace and requiring very little attention. Developers could understand and manage the entire systems intricacies.

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What are microservices? An agile architecture for software development

Dynatrace

2020 cemented the reality that modern software development practices require rapid, scalable delivery in response to unpredictable conditions. Microservices are flexible, lightweight, modular software services of limited scope that fit together with other services to deliver full applications. Understanding monolithic architectures.

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What are microservices? An agile architecture for software development

Dynatrace

2020 cemented the reality that modern software development practices require rapid, scalable delivery in response to unpredictable conditions. Microservices are flexible, lightweight, modular software services of limited scope that fit together with other services to deliver full applications. Understanding monolithic architectures.

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Software Architecture Tracks at QCon San Francisco 2024 – Navigating Current Challenges and Trends

InfoQ

At QCon San Francisco 2024, software architecture is front and center, with two tracks dedicated to exploring some of the largest and most complex architectures today. Join senior software practitioners as they provide inspiration and practical lessons for architects seeking to tackle issues at a massive scale.

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Ready for changes with Hexagonal Architecture

The Netflix TechBlog

Leveraging Hexagonal Architecture We needed to support the ability to swap data sources without impacting business logic , so we knew we needed to keep them decoupled. We decided to build our app based on principles behind Hexagonal Architecture and Uncle Bob’s Clean Architecture. Entities are the domain objects (e.g.,

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Java Is Greener on Arm

DZone

Even those not particularly interested in computer technology have heard of microprocessor architectures. Hardware and software are evolving in parallel, and combining the best of modern software development with the latest Arm hardware can yield impressive performance, cost, and efficiency results.

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Sacrificial Architecture: Case Studies

DZone

One of the toughest decisions your software development team may face as you scale is deciding between keeping your current codebase and rebuilding on new software architecture.