Software Architecture

May 10, 2026 | heybruce | AI, software architecture

Language can propose a plan. A world model can explore its consequences: why autonomous agents need more than plausible answers.

February 16, 2026 | heybruce | AI, coding, software architecture

AI accelerates code generation, but comprehension takes time. Exploring software quality, verification, and the changing sources of developer stress.

November 9, 2025 | heybruce | software architecture, history

The monolith as an expression of control: Waterfall, layered systems, and the gradual discovery that change cannot be planned away.

October 16, 2025 | heybruce | software architecture, history

From mainframes and tightly coupled programs to modules and client-server systems: the opening chapter of the Software Architecture Saga.

From the 1992 Usenet clash to today’s hybrid architectures: microkernel ideals, monolithic pragmatism, and the messy evolution that runs the world.