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Derek Comartin

What is Software Architecture?

Software architecture is about making critical decisions that will impact how you can make decisions in the future. It’s about giving yourself options at a relatively low cost early on so your system can evolve without a high cost. Software architecture is about options. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Cost of Options Software should be malleable. It shouldn’t be so rigid that you can’t change it because of new requirements or insights about the domain or the model you’ve built. You want to… Read More »What is Software Architecture?

Should you Soft Delete?

Should you delete records from your database or instead use a soft delete? I was recently asked my view on this question by a follower on Twitter. So what’s my answer? Well, I’m not usually thinking about “deleting” anything. Instead, I’m thinking about adding. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Hard Delete So we’re all on the same page, let me take a step back and discuss deleting data in general. Hard deletes refer to removing the data from the database. For example, with… Read More »Should you Soft Delete?

Where should you use gRPC? And where NOT!

I’ve recently read a few blogs and watched videos that compare gRPC with REST and GraphQL. It seemed like the majority claimed that gRPC is the standard for communication between services without giving any real reason. I think it would be better served to explain where and the situations where gRPC could be useful and where I’d avoid using it. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Query Composition I can see gRPC being useful where requests are naturally request-response. Queries and performing UI/ViewModel Composition… Read More »Where should you use gRPC? And where NOT!