Architecture

Design software architecture that holds up, with guides on system boundaries, service design, and the decisions hardest to reverse later.

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Server-Side Development, Web Development, Mobile, Backend, Architecture, API Design 7 min read

Mobile Backends: You Can't Force an Update

Most advice about mobile backends is just backend advice. What actually makes them different is that the client is a version of your app from two years ago that you cannot change.

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Server-Side Development, Web Development, DevOps, Backend, Architecture 6 min read

Server-Side Development: The Pendulum, Not the Ladder

Backend history is told as steady progress from CGI to serverless. What actually happened is an oscillation, and knowing which way it's currently swinging is more useful than the timeline.