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Separating Concerns with Pipes & Filters

How do you separate concerns when processing a request? Typical concerns such as Logging, Validation, Exception Handling, Retries, and many more. One way is to build a request pipeline for separating concerns by using the Pipes and Filters pattern. You can also build a pipeline using the Russian Doll model that allows you to short circuit at any point throughout the pipeline. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel where I post all kinds of content that accompanies my posts including this video showing everything that is in this post. Pipes & Filters Often time when processing a request you need to handle… Read More »Separating Concerns with Pipes & Filters

Restructuring to a Vertical Slice Architecture

What is vertical slice architecture and how does it compare to clean architecture? Ultimately it’s about coupling and dependencies. With vertical slice architecture, you’re organizing your code across a feature rather than layers. The focus is on features and capabilities rather than technical concerns. Coupling is limited by the scope of the feature and the size of the vertical slice. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel where I post all kinds of content that accompanies my posts including this video showing everything that is in this post. Clean Architecture Before jumping into Vertical Slice Architecture let me first talk about Clean Architecture… Read More »Restructuring to a Vertical Slice Architecture

Software Architecture Q&A: Microservices, CQRS & More!

You have questions, I have answers… well mainly opinions! Here are the top questions I was asked for this Software Architecture Q&A. As you can expect they are around Microservices, Messaging, CQRS & Event Sourcing. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel where I post all kinds of content that accompanies my posts including this video showing everything that is in this post. What is the difference between SOA and Microservices? I get this question often and I was expecting it for this Software Architecture Q&A. I believe it’s because of how I present Event Driven Architecture in relation to Microservices. The answer… Read More »Software Architecture Q&A: Microservices, CQRS & More!