Architecture and System Design topics
10 short topics in Architecture and System Design. Each one is a single focused exercise with a clear piece of evidence at the end.
10 topics, one exercise each.
Work through them in order, or jump to the one you need.
These are draft topic outlines (draft; instructor review pending). Full lessons follow after review; ask Ajay if you need a topic sooner.
- 01
Functional and nonfunctional requirements
Create a concise artifact applying Functional and nonfunctional requirements to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Architecture decision records
Create a concise artifact applying Architecture decision records to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Modular monolith design
Create a concise artifact applying Modular monolith design to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Layered and hexagonal architecture
Create a concise artifact applying Layered and hexagonal architecture to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Domain-driven bounded contexts
Create a concise artifact applying Domain-driven bounded contexts to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Capacity estimation
Create a concise artifact applying Capacity estimation to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Load balancing
Create a concise artifact applying Load balancing to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Stateless and stateful components
Create a concise artifact applying Stateless and stateful components to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Availability and failure modeling
Create a concise artifact applying Availability and failure modeling to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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Architecture cost tradeoffs
Create a concise artifact applying Architecture cost tradeoffs to Architecture pack and working modular product skeleton; explain one tradeoff and define acceptance criteria.
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