Comprehension as an Architectural Characteristic: A System That Is Not Understood Cannot Evolve Safely
Key Takeaways
Human comprehension is an inherent architectural characteristic that must be actively maintained. Unlike performance or…
Airbnb Shares Architecture Behind Sitar-Agent Dynamic Configuration Sidecar for Kubernetes Services
Airbnb engineers have detailed the architecture of Sitar-agent, a Kubernetes sidecar that distributes dynamic configuration updates across tens…
Building and Scaling a Platform with Project-as-a-Service
When a platform started with total developer autonomy, teams felt overwhelmed and ended up solving the same problems…
QCon London 2026: AI Agents Write Your Code. What’s Left For Humans?
Hannah Foxwell began her QCon London 2026 talk by noting that the long-sought velocity in development has arrived,…
Stripe Engineers Deploy Minions, Autonomous Agents Producing Thousands of Pull Requests Weekly
Engineers at Stripe have developed Minions, autonomous coding agents capable of completing software development tasks end-to-end from a…
Decentralizing Architectural Decisions with the Architecture Advice Process
Our system architectures have changed as technology and development practices have evolved, but the way we practice architecture…
Building Software Organisations Where People Can Thrive
Continuous learning, adaptability, and strong support networks are the foundations for thriving teams, Matthew Card mentioned in his…
Open Practices for Architecture and AI Adoption
The Cloud Native Summit recently released videos from its 2025 conference in Auckland. The sessions included several talks…