Ask HN: Where can I see many examples of real companies' software architecture?

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Post by PeledYuval » Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 10:39 AM UTC

I want to broaden my horizon regarding how things are solved in the real world. Other than some very high-profile companies (like Netflix, github) and companies that I've worked at, it's hard for me to find easily digestible (20-60 mins) examples of actual working architecture of differently sized companies from different business verticals.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I see many examples of real companies' software architecture?

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Post by yuppie_scum » Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 11:35 AM UTC

Check meetups.com and see if there are local DevOps or other technical meetup groups where people are demoing.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I see many examples of real companies' software architecture?

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Post by Trex_Egg » Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 12:03 PM UTC

yuppie_scum wrote: post #2

Check meetups.com and see if there are local DevOps or other technical meetup groups where people are demoing.

its http://meetup.com/ I think

Re: Ask HN: Where can I see many examples of real companies' software architecture?

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Post by mikojan » Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 12:04 PM UTC

Twitch recently open-sourced all their software.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I see many examples of real companies' software architecture?

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Post by andy_ppp » Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 12:06 PM UTC

I guess searching YouTube is best for these things.

https://martinfowler.com/ but I'm not sure if he touches the real world sometimes, it all feels very academic rather than pragmatic.

I wonder if you'll find "good" outcomes though, it seems to most startups or companies bumble their way to an architecture that works for them. It might not be correct but it might be best way to build a company without architecting everything too much up front.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I see many examples of real companies' software architecture?

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Post by ArtWomb » Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 12:08 PM UTC

AWS Summit is approaching. I usually find other teams, even nominal competitors, or hulking behemoths of industry, to be quite proud of what they've built, and generous with their battle tested knowledge. All you have to do is reach out and ask ;)