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Introduction

• About this book
• Metapatterns

Part 1. Foundations

• Modules and complexity
• Forces, asynchronicity, and distribution
• Four kinds of software
• Arranging communication

Part 2. Basic Metapatterns

• Monolith
• Shards
• Layers
• Services
• Pipeline

Part 3. Extension Metapatterns

• Middleware
• Shared Repository
• Proxy
• Orchestrator
• Combined Component

Part 4. Fragmented Metapatterns

• Layered Services
• Polyglot Persistence
• Backends for Frontends (BFF)
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Hierarchy

Part 5. Implementation Metapatterns

• Plugins
• Hexagonal Architecture
• Microkernel
• Mesh

Part 6. Analytics

• Comparison of architectural patterns
• Ambiguous patterns
• Architecture and product life cycle
• Real-world inspirations for architectural patterns
• The heart of software architecture

Part 7. Appendices

• Appendix A. Acknowledgements.
• Appendix B. Books referenced.
• Appendix C. Copyright.
• Appendix D. Disclaimer.
• Appendix E. Evolutions.
• Appendix F. Format of a metapattern.
• Appendix G. Glossary.
• Appendix H. History of changes.
• Appendix I. Index of patterns.