by Organisers @virtualddd | Apr 28, 2026
We often assume that architects working on the same system share the same understanding of its structure. They're looking at the same code, working with the same components, attending the same meetings. But that assumption rarely holds up when you actually test...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Apr 7, 2026
We fight about Agile versus Six Sigma, build versus buy, in-house versus outsourced. We pick our methodology camps and defend them. But most of these battles miss the point entirely. That's the challenge Simon Wardley shared with us in this installment of Stories...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Jan 18, 2026
We often assume that once we get everyone in a room for a design workshop, the hard part is over. But what happens when the person signing off on the whole thing has a fundamentally different idea of the workshop's purpose than you do — and you only find out two...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Jan 6, 2026
When we kick off a major system modernization, we often fixate on the new tech stack and the shiny architecture. We map out microservices, choose cloud providers, and plan agile sprints. What we sometimes forget is that the "legacy" isn't just old code....
by Organisers @virtualddd | Nov 11, 2025
Making architectural decisions is often seen as the responsibility of a select few—the senior architects who hand down blueprints from an ivory tower. But what happens when you turn that model on its head? What does it look like when teams are empowered to make their...
