56e: Monoliths are everywhere

I used to think of system design as being formed by technical and communicational patterns. However, everything around software teams and technical infrastructure affects the system design: offices, team distribution, CI/CD, organizational technology standards, and best practices. Even when we want to build microservices while everyone is in the same office, we will produce different designs than when everyone is distributed across multiple offices or works remotely.

• Related Note(s):
  • 48: System Design Index;
  • 59: Functional Decomposition in Software Systems;
  • 42b: Systems and Design Thinking;
  • 20: Influencing Others;
• Source(s): Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais;