hai-architecture

To identify software complexity, review your architecture's module boundaries and dependencies to expose hidden coupling and change amplification. This process applies A Philosophy of Software Design principles to produce evidence-grounded findings and an architecture map pinpointing high-impact risks.

The best way to perform an architecture review is by analyzing modules, ownership boundaries, and change amplification using A Philosophy of Software Design principles. This yields a prioritized findings report and a targeted plan to reduce system coupling.

You evaluate weak module boundaries by comparing architectural options, explaining tradeoffs, and conducting adversarial checks. This critique recommends deeper module boundaries with why-not alternatives to mitigate risky design decisions before they cause maintenance problems.

You need a dependency analysis when feature changes require touching many packages, indicating high coupling. This analysis maps dependencies to identify weak boundaries and prioritize design decisions that reduce system complexity.

Yes, you can review system design decisions for any software project by applying A Philosophy of Software Design principles. It evaluates abstraction quality, module ownership, and dependency structures to produce evidence-based architecture recommendations.

A limitation of this complexity analysis approach is its reliance on evidence-based findings, meaning it requires sufficient architecture context to map dependencies. It focuses on structural risks and module boundaries rather than runtime performance evaluation.