Software Design and Architecture Resources

Multi-Agent Systems: Architecture Patterns for Developers

Single agents break when tasks branch. Multi-agent systems split the work across coordinated agents. Learn the five core architecture patterns and when to use each.

September 18, 2026

by Matthew Truong

· 2,755 Views · 1 Like

Stop Blaming Executor Memory: The Real Reasons Your Spark Jobs Are Slow

This article explains five common causes of slow Spark jobs and practical fixes for joins, stragglers, decryption chains, shuffle partitions, and incremental processing.

September 18, 2026

by Swaminathan Sethuraman

· 2,081 Views · 1 Like

The New API Contract Is Probabilistic: Building Reliable Systems Around Unreliable Model Outputs

AI model outputs are unpredictable, so developers must use validation, testing, monitoring, and safe fallbacks to build reliable systems around them.

September 17, 2026

by Micheal Chukwube

· 2,247 Views

Understand the Sidecar Pattern by Deploying n8n to AWS Fargate

Learn how to deploy n8n Task Runners as AWS Fargate sidecars for isolated code execution, independent resources, and scalable workflow automation.

September 17, 2026

by Iyanuoluwa Ajao

· 2,676 Views · 1 Like

AI Architectures That Drive Real Business ROI

Practical guide to 5 AI architectures that drive business ROI: decision intelligence, personalization, single-agent, multi-agent, and autonomous systems.

September 17, 2026

by Ram Ghadiyaram

CORE

· 3,172 Views

The Trinity of Modern Data Architecture: Process Intelligence, Event-Driven Integration, and Trusted Agentic AI

Process intelligence, event-driven integration, and trusted agentic AI must be designed as one converged architecture for real business value.

September 16, 2026

by Kai Wähner

CORE

· 2,578 Views

Architecting Production AI Across Clouds: Patterns That Decide System Survival

In production, enterprise AI rarely fails at the model. It fails in the architecture around it. Here are the cross-cutting patterns that work.

September 16, 2026

by VenkataSrinivas Kantamneni

· 2,639 Views

Data Governance for the Agentic Era

This article explores how modern data governance and AI-ready architecture help enterprises manage data quality, risk, compliance, and AI at scale.

September 14, 2026

by Dr Gopala Krishna Behara

CORE

· 2,234 Views · 2 Likes

Porting GPU Drivers to Rust on ARM64: The Hardest Trial for Kernel-Level Computing

Rust in the Linux kernel is gaining traction, but GPU drivers are the real test, where complex memory, synchronization, and recovery paths make C bugs costly.

September 14, 2026

by Aakash Chaudhary

· 1,686 Views · 1 Like

A Firewall for AI Agents: Enforce Authority at Every Tool Call

The control that actually stops an AI agent from causing harm runs on its tool calls, not on the words going into the model.

September 14, 2026

by Jithu Paulose

· 2,301 Views

How to Perform Response Verification in REST-Assured Java for API Testing: Part 2

Master REST-Assured response verification in Java with Hamcrest Matchers, JSON assertions, API validations, and real-world examples.

September 11, 2026

by Faisal Khatri

CORE

· 2,836 Views · 3 Likes

Why Continuous Application Security Testing Is No Longer Optional

Point-in-time vulnerability testing is just a snapshot. In today’s threat environment, continuous application security testing shows real security posture.

September 11, 2026

by Jigar Shah

· 2,475 Views

Prompt Caching: Overriding Tokenization for Faster and More Cost-Effective AI

Prompt caching allows AI systems to reuse the processing of unchanged token sequences, resulting in faster inference, lower latency, and reduced costs.

September 11, 2026

by Ravi Ranjan Shahi

· 3,395 Views

Replacing JSON With Protobuf in Your Microservice Mesh: A Zero-Downtime Migration Blueprint

JSON hurts at scale. Protobuf cuts payload size by ~72%, reduces CPU overhead, and enforces typed contracts. However, it needs careful schema management.

September 11, 2026

by Bansidhar kadiya

· 2,975 Views · 2 Likes

Improving Repeated Analytics Workloads With Databricks Disk Cache

Databricks disk cache speeds up repeated reads from curated Parquet or Delta tables, but it works best with good table design and partitioning.

September 11, 2026

by Harsh Patel

· 2,277 Views

Member Spotlight: Abhishek Sharma

Meet DZone community member Abhishek Sharma as he shares his tech journey, continuous learning, enterprise architecture insights, and life beyond work.

September 11, 2026

by Dominique Roller

· 3,017 Views · 1 Like