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Architecture as Code

4 essays and 2 notes.

Jun 9, 2026

Inside an Architecture-as-Code platform: a C4 walkthrough

The open prototype at aac.muthub.org, described in its own notation and validated by its own rules. A level-by-level C4 walkthrough of the design decisions that mattered, and what I would change before an enterprise ran it.

Governed AI7 min read
May 12, 2026

Architecture that runs: why AI-era governance must be code

AI now writes code faster than any review board can read it, while architecture still moves at meeting speed. Governance has to become something that executes in the pipeline and in the agent's context.

Governed AI6 min read
Jul 8, 2025

Leading architecture change without direct authority

In a large organization you rarely own the teams you need to move. Architects lead through clarity, credibility and standards people want to follow, and by treating the North Star and today's fires as one job.

Leading AI change6 min read
Nov 8, 2024

Simplicity is not simplistic

Designs that are easy to explain, build and run take the most effort up front, and they are the ones still working years later.

Note1 min read