https://omarcrosby.com/tags/architecture/ Recent content in Architecture on Omar Crosby https://omarcrosby.com/images/og.jpg https://omarcrosby.com/images/og.jpg Hugo en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:00:34 -0400 https://omarcrosby.com/posts/design-patterns-as-vocabulary/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:00:34 -0400 https://omarcrosby.com/posts/design-patterns-as-vocabulary/ Not a catalog of the Gang of Four patterns — an argument for why they're foundational. Design patterns are a shared vocabulary that lets you read a codebase's architectural intent from the names alone, and the value of that shared language transcends any specific programming language. https://omarcrosby.com/posts/hexagonal-architecture-in-plain-language/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:23:27 -0400 https://omarcrosby.com/posts/hexagonal-architecture-in-plain-language/ A jargon-free introduction to hexagonal architecture — the idea that your business logic should sit in the middle and the outside world (databases, screens, APIs, tests) should plug into it through simple, agreed-upon shapes. Small worked examples in Python, Go, and Rust show what changes when a new requirement arrives.