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Practical guides on architecture documentation, C4 modelling, diagrams as code, and AI-assisted design — written by and for solution architects and engineering leaders.
Sequence Diagrams for API Design, with Mermaid Examples
A practical guide to sequence diagrams for API design with live Mermaid examples: participants, alt and opt blocks, activations, notes and async messages.
From Whiteboard Photo to Editable Diagram with AI
How picture-to-diagram works, how to take a photo that converts well, and how to check the result
How to Write Architecture Decision Records (with a Template)
A five-part template, five habits that keep ADRs useful, and how to tie them to your diagrams
Mermaid, D2 or PlantUML? How to Choose a Diagram Language
What each is best at, where each is awkward, and why you do not have to choose forever
Three Roles, One Initiative: How Flow Aligns Product, Architecture, and Delivery
When PO scope decisions, architectural ADRs, and delivery RAID items share one surface — and why it changes everything
The Solution Architect's Guide to Archgram Flow
Creating ADRs anchored to diagram nodes, managing decision status, and producing an architectural record that survives the delivery
The Delivery Manager's Guide to Archgram Flow
RAID logs linked to architecture nodes, confidence-scored milestones, and a Handoff Pack that replaces knowledge-transfer meetings
The Product Owner's Guide to Archgram Flow
How to define initiatives, prioritise MVP slices, and make scope decisions with architectural context
Archgram Flow: Closing the Gap Between Architecture and Delivery
How linking every ADR, slice, and RAID item to a diagram node changes the way teams deliver
Diagrams as Code: Treating Architecture Documentation Like Source Code
Apply the same discipline to architecture diagrams that transformed infrastructure management
The C4 Model: Architecture Documentation at the Right Level
A practitioner's guide to Context, Container, Component — with real Mermaid examples
Why Architecture Diagrams Fail (and How AI Fixes It)
The three root causes of diagram rot — and the compounding practice that stops it
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