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Software Architecture

How real systems are designed — patterns, trade-offs, scaling, and the decisions that hold up under load. Architecture for engineers who have to ship and maintain what they draw.

23 guides~1.0 hrs totalupdated Jul 6, 2026

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AI Gateway Design: One Front Door for Every Model (2026)AI gateway design: one front door for every LLM call — routing, fallback, caching, cost control, and guardrails. What belongs in one, and when you need it.8 min Designing AI-Native Applications: The Architecture SeriesAI-native applications break classic architecture instincts. This 8-part series maps the decisions that matter: context, memory, orchestration, governance.3 min IntermediateAgent Mesh vs Supervisor: What Holds Up in ProductionAgent mesh vs supervisor: why 2026 production data favors bounded supervisor coordination over open agent meshes, and when a controlled mesh still earns its keep.6 min IntermediateAgent Orchestration Patterns: A 2026 GuideAgent orchestration patterns: supervisor, hierarchical, sequential, parallel, swarm — which wins in 2026, what it costs, and when one agent is enough.5 min IntermediateAI Control Plane Architecture: A 2026 GuideAI control plane architecture: the governance layer over your agents — identity, policy, observability, cost, and audit — and when you actually need one.5 min IntermediateHuman-in-the-Loop Architecture: A 2026 GuideHuman-in-the-loop architecture for AI agents: approval gates, interrupt and resume, calibrated autonomy, the approval-fatigue trap, and where to put the human.5 min IntermediateLong-Running AI Workflows: A 2026 GuideLong-running AI workflows: why request/response breaks, how durable execution resumes instead of restarting, idempotency, and when to skip it.5 min IntermediateAI Agent Memory Architecture: A 2026 GuideAI agent memory for architects: the three long-term types, the write-recall-forget lifecycle, where it breaks, and when an agent needs no memory at all.6 min IntermediateAI Agents vs Microservices: An Architect's Guide (2026)AI agents vs microservices: the six differences that matter — determinism, state, contracts, retries, testing, cost — and when an agent is the wrong tool.6 min IntermediateContext Engineering Architecture: A 2026 GuideContext engineering for architects: treat the context window as RAM on a token budget — what fills it, where it breaks, and when a plain prompt wins.5 min Beginner5 Top React UI Libraries for Modern Web Apps (2026)A 2026 guide to the top React UI libraries — MUI, Ant Design, shadcn/ui, Mantine and Chakra UI — with honest trade-offs and how to pick the right one.7 min

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