Visualizing Software Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide to the C4 Domain Model
Introduction
As an Enterprise Architect, I have always found it challenging to create a universal representation of Software architecture under an organization. Each Line of Business (LOB) within an organization will have different teams with federated authority and to provide a unified view is just difficult.
While Domain Destination Architectures try to provide the target state of each LOBs, it becomes challenging to understand the relationship between a Domain with respect to the broader organization and it becomes even more challenge if anyone wishes to dive deeper to understand whats within a given Domain.
A domain in software architecture refers to a distinct area of concern or functionality within a system. It is a conceptual boundary that helps to organize and separate different parts of a system based on their roles and responsibilities.
C4 model aims to simply this complexity by breaking down the complex software architectural relationship into four layers of abstraction and in this blog, I am going to share my knowledge on the same.
The C4 model, created by Simon Brown, is a powerful framework for visualizing the architecture of software systems. C4 stands for Context, Containers…
