Awesome ArchitectureThink like an architect

Writing code is disappearing; judgment is what's getting valuable. 8 chapters on architectural thinking + 21 architecture maps of real systems — architecture only, no syntax.

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Judgment, not syntax

No language or framework. A transferable, durable way of thinking — requirements → constraints → quality attributes → trade-offs.

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21 architecture maps

From e-commerce, social feeds, chat and video to AI gateways, RAG and inference serving — each explains why it's built that way and where it breaks.

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Decisions & trade-offs first

Every template lists the real forks in the road, what was given up, and the first bottleneck at scale.

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Real prototypes

Each template links to real open-source projects and engineering papers (vLLM, LiteLLM, TigerBeetle, Uber H3, Figma…).

🚧 English translation in progress. The full tutorial and all 21 templates are currently written in Chinese (and complete). Chapters are being translated one by one — contributions welcome.