Architecture Building Blocks
All AI coding building blocks tagged with Architecture. Each one comes with a concept explainer, decision framework, common mistakes, and ready-to-use AI prompts.
Modular Architecture
When one code file hits 2,000 lines, AI coding assistants start guessing, and their suggestions drift further from what you …
Middleware Basics
Picture a toll booth on a highway: every car stops, pays, and only then continues. That's middleware, code that every …
Webhooks
Polling asks "anything new?" a thousand times. Webhooks send one message the instant something happens. Same outcome, a fraction of …
Smart Abstraction
Imagine a restaurant kitchen where the chef needs tomatoes. The main supplier is out? Call the backup supplier. Backup unavailable? …
WebSockets
Imagine calling a restaurant every 3 minutes to ask "is my table ready yet?" Each time, the answer is "not …
Input Validation
Every form field a user touches is a doorway into your app, and most users will type something you didn't …
Race Conditions
Two users click "Redeem" on the same coupon at the same millisecond. Your app checks if it's available for both, …