Trade Offs — Software Architecture

The "-ilities": taxonomy, selection, measurement, governance

Architecture Styles style

Summary and comparison of all 8 styles; decision guide

Architecture Styles Comparison comparison

All 8 architecture styles rated side by side; decision guide; monolith vs understanding-distributed-systems; partitioning type

Consistency Model Selection comparison

When to use linearizability vs causal vs eventual consistency; timeliness vs integrity distinction; decision guide by scenario (locks, balances, feeds, shopping carts, multi-region); read routing as the practical knob; CAP trap warning

Fundamentals of Software Architecture source

*Fundamentals of Software Architecture* — Richards & Ford

Software Architecture Patterns source

*Software Architecture Patterns* — Mark Richards

Software Architecture: The Hard Parts source

*Software Architecture: The Hard Parts* — Ford, Richards, Sadalage, Dehghani