You scaffold a project and get something like:
app/ components/ public/
It works. It ships. Under current constraints, that is sufficient.
As complexity increases, structure expands:
/components /hooks /services /utils /store
Structure improves readability. It does not guarantee structural integrity.
Architecture becomes visible when prior decisions stop holding under new pressure.
Patterns Are Known
Common Anti-Patterns
- God Component
- State Blob
- Derived State Drift
- Hidden Side Effects
- Feature Flag Explosion
- Framework-Coupled Domain
Common Architectural Patterns
- Layered Architecture
- Feature-Based Modularity
- Clean / Hexagonal
- Domain Isolation
- Explicit Contracts
- Unidirectional Data Flow
This project does not teach patterns. It examines the conditions under which they become necessary.
Architecture Emerges Under Pressure
Systems do not evolve linearly. They evolve when constraints shift.
Growth introduces structural tension: duplication, coupling, volatility, deployment independence, organizational scale.
Architecture is not the application of patterns. It is the disciplined response to constraint.
System Evolution
Start where most systems begin — under low pressure and limited constraints.