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ArchitectureFebruary 28, 202511 min

Software Architecture Patterns: Layered, Hexagonal, and Beyond

Learn software architecture patterns. From layered to hexagonal architecture, build scalable systems.

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Ümit Uz
Mobile & Full Stack Developer

Layered Architecture

┌─────────────────┐
│   Presentation   │
├─────────────────┤
│    Business      │
├─────────────────┤
│     Data         │
└─────────────────┘

Hexagonal Architecture

     ┌──────────┐
     │  Port    │──
     └──────────┘
          │
     ┌──────────┐
     │ Domain  │
     └──────────┘

Microservices Pattern

┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐
│ Service │  │ Service │  │ Service │
└────┬────┘  └────┬────┘  └────┬────┘
     └───────────┴───────────┘
              API Gateway

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