System Architecture Diagrams Part 2: Core Components & Building Blocks – Services, Data, and Dependencies

Deep dive into the core components that form system architecture diagrams. Learn to effectively represent services, data stores, message flows, and external dependencies. Part 2 of comprehensive architecture visualization series.

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System Architecture Diagrams Part 1: Foundations & Philosophy – Building Effective Technical Communication

Explore the foundational principles of effective system architecture documentation. Learn how to create diagrams that serve multiple stakeholders while maintaining clarity and accuracy. Part 1 of an 8-part comprehensive series.

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UML Diagrams Explained: Complete Guide to Unified Modeling Language (Part 1)

Discover the power of UML (Unified Modeling Language) for software design. This comprehensive series introduction covers all 14 diagram types, when to use UML, and how it fits into modern development workflows.

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Why Building a URL Shortener Taught Me Everything About Cloud Architecture

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series Designing a Scalable URL Shortener on Microsoft Azure

Building a URL shortener that handles 100 million URLs per day teaches fundamental lessons about cloud architecture, distributed systems, and Azure services. This series explores every architectural decision needed to build production-ready systems at scale.

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