Explain Architecture With C4 Altitudes
Choose the right architecture altitude for buyer, architect, and security questions.
The best architecture answer is not always the deepest answer. It is the right-altitude answer. Context answers fit-the-world questions Context explains the system boundary, users, adjacent systems, and trust relationships. Use it when the question is about fit, ownership, operating model, or broad risk. Container answers fit data-flow questions Containers explain the major runnable parts and how they interact. Use this level for integrations, deployment, data movement, identity, queues, databases, and system responsibilities. Component and Code answers fit validation questions Component and Code detail matters when a buyer needs to validate behavior: retry rules, transformations, permissions, payloads, limits, and failure…
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