Solution Architecture For .NET
Solution architecture connects business requirements, technical design, implementation choices, and delivery constraints.
Software Development Life Cycle
Planning And Requirement Analysis
Understand the business problem before choosing technology.
Useful tools:
- UML diagrams
- Flowcharts
- Data flow diagrams
- Event storming
- User stories
Define Requirements
Capture requirements clearly enough that the team can build and validate the system.
Common artifacts:
- Software Requirements Specification
- Acceptance criteria
- Non-functional requirements
- Integration requirements
- Security requirements
Architectural Design
Define the system shape:
- Components and responsibilities
- Class and module boundaries
- Database tables and relationships
- External integrations
- API contracts
- UI flows
- Deployment model
.NET Architecture Questions
- Should the solution be modular monolith, microservices, or simple layered architecture?
- Which project owns domain rules?
- How will validation be handled?
- Where do external service clients live?
- What consistency guarantees are required?
- How will the app be tested and deployed?