5 articles
A side-by-side comparison of layered, Clean, Hexagonal, Onion, Vertical Slice, Modular Monolith, Plugin and microservices, with criteria, ratings, scenarios and a decision procedure. For architects choosing or reviewing a structure.
What Ports & Adapters is, how it differs from Clean and Onion, and how to apply it to a tool with many inputs and devices. For architects who want a testable core with less ceremony than full Clean Architecture.
What Vertical Slice Architecture is, why it organises code by request instead of by layer, and how to keep slices from turning into copy-paste. For architects weighing it against Clean Architecture or combining the two.
A step-by-step way to review "we chose Clean Architecture for our configuration tool" when you do not know the tool yet. What to ask, what to look for, which alternatives to raise and how to word the verdict.
What Clean Architecture is, when it fits and when it does not, and how to apply and enforce it. For architects choosing or reviewing a layered design, with a worked example for a configuration tool.