Architecture

Modern Software Architecture in 2026: Modular Monoliths, Microservices, Event-Driven Systems, and AI Agents

A clear-eyed map of software architecture in 2026 the modular monolith default, when microservices are worth their cost, event-driven decoupling, and AI agents as contained with a decision framework.

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DevOps Architecture Programming

Kubernetes 1.36 for App Developers: What Actually Matters

A developer-focused guide to Kubernetes in the 1.36 era resource requests and limits, readiness/liveness/startup probes and the Gateway API plus why the durable basics matter more than version churn.

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.NET DevOps Architecture

.NET Aspire Explained: Local Cloud-Native Development Without Kubernetes Pain

A clear explanation of .NET Aspire the app host, service discovery, the developer dashboard, integrations, and built-in OpenTelemetry and where it fits versus Docker Compose and Kubernetes.

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AI Architecture Programming

The AI App Stack in 2026: Models, Tools, Queues, Vector Stores, and Observability

An architecture map of a production AI application in 2026 model gateway, orchestration, queues and workers, the vector/cache/database data layer with the decisions that matter at scale.