Architecture Insights
The Spark Axisbase Technical Journal
Field notes, architectural patterns, and practical guides written by our Principal Advisors on untangling legacy systems and managing software technical debt.
May 17, 2024 • 8 min read
Practical Strangler Fig Pattern: Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Monolith Migration
A deep dive into why strangler fig migrations stall at the database layer and how to establish robust anti-corruption boundaries.
March 11, 2024 • 6 min read
Designing Anti-Corruption Layers in Complex Enterprise Codebases
How to shield your newly extracted bounded contexts from legacy database schemas and obsolete RPC protocols.
November 19, 2023 • 10 min read
Decoupling Shared Relational Databases Without Downtime
A methodical guide to untangling shared foreign keys, stored procedures, and triggers during database decomposition.