Topic

Integration

Systems that were never meant to talk, talking anyway. Essays on patterns, middleware and the business case for boring, sorted by who they are written for.

10,000 mThe boardroom

The business case for boring integration

Nobody funds reliability until the day it goes missing.

Stays at 10,000 m. Integration, 2 minute read.

3,000 mThe architecture

The integration catalogue nobody reads

Patterns only help if people find them before inventing a new one.

3,000 m to 300 m. Integration, 2 minute read.

Event-driven or request-reply, chosen on purpose

A short decision guide for people tired of the debate.

Stays at 3,000 m. Integration, 2 minute read.

300 mThe delivery team

Nothing on Integration filed at this altitude yet.

GroundThe code

Retry logic is a love language

Idempotency, backoff, and caring about the system on the other end.

Stays at ground. Integration, 1 minute read.