Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change

Why this matters here

Ford, Parsons, and Kua’s Building Evolutionary Architectures treats architecture as evolvable under change, warning that intended modularity can erode and that fitness must be protected against ceremonial patterns. Coupling cites those failure modes—ports that mirror frameworks, adapter proliferation, purity signaling—where diagrams look cleaner while operational understanding stays weak. The source diagnoses architectural drift; the book asks when added indirection stops improving learning.