The second law of software architecture, defined in “Fundamentals of Software Architecture” by Mark Richards & Neal Ford - Everything in software architecture is a trade-off.
Trade-off Analysis: (the primary responsibility of architects). Every architectural choice involves balancing competing concerns.
“If an architect thinks they have discovered something that isn’t a trade-off, more likely they just haven’t identified the trade-off yet.”
Context Dependency: (no universal solutions). Decisions depend on business drivers, environment, constraints, and team capabilities.
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