architecture-patterns

To choose an architecture pattern, evaluate MVC, Hexagonal, Clean, or Microservices against your project complexity, team size, and deployment needs to balance maintainability and scalability.

Use microservices over clean architecture when your project requires high deployment scalability and independent service lifecycle, whereas clean architecture prioritizes strict domain boundary maintainability.

Comparing MVC and hexagonal architecture trade-offs requires evaluating decision criteria like domain isolation, testability, and team capabilities against specific project constraints and structure examples.

Team size influences architecture pattern selection by dictating coordination overhead, where microservices suit larger teams needing independent deployment, while MVC fits smaller teams handling lower complexity domains.

This architecture decision framework targets new product development to propose an initial structure, meaning it is not designed for refactoring existing systems or legacy migration analysis.