Architecture Weekly #148 - 9th October 2023
Sponsor: Do you build complex software systems? See how NServiceBus makes it easier to design, build, and manage software systems that use message queues to achieve loose coupling. Get started for free. Welcome to the new week! I’ve run numerous workshops in recent years. It’s intriguing to see different ways people solve the same problem. Some start from general vision and go into details, some the other way. Based on those observations, and mostly on my own experience, I decided to share my process of working with design and software architecture: I tried to show step by step the factors I take and the tools I use. I explained where and when I use tools like EventStorming and the C4 model, but also ye olde methods like 5 whys, mind map, whiteboard, etc. They're still valuable! I showed my approach as it is, so pragmatically, without blurring it with gaudy buzzwords. Years ago, I was fascinated by the Lambda Architecture. I’ve read a Big Data book by Nathan Marz where he neatly explained the idea of embracing that data processing may have different dynamics. For big amounts of data, usually, it’s fine to process data on some cadence doing that in matches. For some, we may need data faster, but we can live with that being imprecise for a short time. The idea was tempting, and some companies adapted it, yet the tooling was not there yet, and the approach was hard to maintain, as batch and speed processing required totally different set of tooling. Nathan Marz also went a bit silent. But now he’s back. Sounds like he was working on the Java development platform on a big scale, which he called Rama. He just published a big article making bold statement:
I’m not convinced yet, as it’s still more enigma and vision. The code is not open-sourced, but I’m curious to learn how his vision evolved. I think that’s an interesting read from the tech stack and architecture perspective and the product building. If creating a gigantic artificial Mastodon server to prove the scale capabilities doesn’t sound interesting enough, check: It’s a flashback from 2010 and 2011 showing how Instagram started and ran forward with its design. It’s yet another proof that choosing a boring stack is a win. They used: Sounds easy? Simple is not easy, but it’s another example that choosing technologies you know, proper sharding techniques and focusing on business can take you far. The same conclusion can be found in: It’s a nice article showing how to scale the GraphQL approach on Postgres. The final thought starts with:
and then the solution:
One more link related to Postgres. Oracle started to provide PostgreSQL on their cloud. Yes, they have cloud and yes, they want to host Postgres now. Going to Oracle Cloud is not something I’d recommend, but it’s an interesting place where this company came. The funny is that they provide PG 14.9, where the latest is 16, but still. Speaking about quirks and weird things, Slack will pause normal business operations for one week on Monday because employees have fallen behind on internal training. It’s not a half-year late April Fool’s joke; that really happened. That sounds like a Monty Python joke:
I don’t even know how to comment on that, but I think that I don’t need to do it, as it comments itself. Probably, John Cutler should add one more metaphor to his list: Last week, I sent my article about the Strategy Pattern. It appeared that, at the same time, Jeremy D. Miller wrote his take on it. And that coincidence is for good, as those perspectives and examples should give you the full picture. Last but not least, the US National Security Agency and Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency wrote their findings on the most common security issues. Those are:
Points are, of course, not extremely surprising. Still, the report is interesting as it shows not only general information but also examples and references for other materials about how to deal with those issues. Check also other links! p.s. I invite you to join the paid version of Architecture Weekly. It already contains the exclusive Discord channel for subscribers (and my GitHub sponsors), monthly webinars, etc. It is a vibrant space for knowledge sharing. Don’t wait to be a part of it! p.s.2. Ukraine is still under brutal Russian invasion. A lot of Ukrainian people are hurt, without shelter and need help. You can help in various ways, for instance, directly helping refugees, spreading awareness, and putting pressure on your local government or companies. You can also support Ukraine by donating, e.g. to the Ukraine humanitarian organisation, Ambulances for Ukraine or Red Cross. Architecture
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