Excited to share my latest thoughts on a principle that often gets overlooked in software development: less is more. In this post, I break down how embracing simplicity at every stage of the Software Development Lifecycle, from requirements to maintenance, can lead to clearer, more maintainable, and more resilient systems. If you’ve ever wrestled with overengineering, premature abstraction, or feature bloat, this one is for you.
Ever spent hours debating whether a function should be fetchUser() or getUserData(), while critical architectural issues go unaddressed? That’s bikeshedding in action, focusing on the trivial because it’s easy, while avoiding the complex decisions that actually matter. In this blog post, I dive into why this happens, how it quietly sabotages codebases, and three practical ways teams can break the cycle.
In Domain-Driven Design, knowing what to focus on can make or break a project. One often overlooked strategy is extracting generic subdomains, those common, non-differentiating functionalities like authentication, logging, or payments. Doing so simplifies your core domain, sharpens business focus, and allows engineering efforts to deliver real value. In this post, I explore why separating generic subdomains matters, how to do it effectively, and the tangible benefits it brings to clarity, maintainability, and reusability.
Determining the right size for microservices is one of the trickiest challenges in software architecture. Too large, and you lose modularity; too small, and complexity explodes. In my latest blog post, I explore how letting system boundaries evolve naturally, rather than forcing splits based on rules or org charts, can lead to healthier, more scalable systems. I share practical insights on identifying when and where to split, spotting natural “fracture lines,” and building services that grow in step with real business needs.
