Software Architecture

Many senior .NET developers are thrown into architectural roles without guidance. So to lead effectively, you must proactively build the skills no one ever formally taught you.

When you're faced with architectural uncertainty, don’t guess. Run a spike to explore options quickly, reduce risk, and make smarter decisions like an architect would.

If monoliths are too tangled and microservices too complex, a modular monolith strikes the balance. It gives clear boundaries, high cohesion, and maintainability without the chaos of distributed systems.

The silent killer of web apps: Enterprise overengineering. Some devs think they're building the next Amazon. So they put CQRS, event buses, mediators, and five service layers into a simple CRUD app. The result?

Do you need Repository Pattern with EF Core?