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arc42 section 5

Building Block View

Static decomposition, level by level, whitebox then the parts worth expanding.

Worth starting with

  • Developer tooling

    HtmlSanityCheck

    small enough to read at once, still three levels deep

  • Financial services

    M&M Data Migration

    pipes and filters, named as the structural decision

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The other sections

  1. 1 Introduction and Goals
  2. 2 Architecture Constraints
  3. 3 Context and Scope
  4. 4 Solution Strategy
  5. 5 Building Block View
  6. 6 Runtime View
  7. 7 Deployment View
  8. 8 Cross-cutting Concepts
  9. 9 Architecture Decisions
  10. 10 Quality Requirements
  11. 11 Risks and Technical Debt
  12. 12 Glossary