It depends

I would love to provide a list of multiple-choice questions to decide on an architecture style, just like all those “Which personality type are you?” and “If you were a dog, what kind of dog would you be?” tests that regularly swirl around on social media.1

1 In case you wanted to know, I’m the “Defender” personality type, and if I were a dog, I would apparently be a pitbull.

However, it isn’t as easy as that. My answer to the question of which architecture style to choose remains the professional consultant’s – “It depends.” It depends on the type of software to be built. It depends on the role of the domain code. It depends on the experience of the team. And finally, it depends on being comfortable with a decision.

I hope, however, that this book has provided some sparks of inspiration to help with the question of architecture. If you have a story to tell about architecture...