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Software Architecturefor AI-Era Developers

A self-guided course — stack-agnostic foundations, your choice of a Nuxt or Laravel track, and a two-build capstone with real trade-off analysis.

Start with Foundations
Nuxt Fullstack Track
PHP / Laravel Track
Three stacked architecture tiers orbited by client, server and data nodesThree stacked architecture tiers orbited by client, server and data nodes

Tier 1 — Foundations

Six stack-agnostic chapters — trade-offs, architectural styles, data fundamentals, reliability, communication patterns, and governance. Required for everyone.

Tier 2 — Stack Track (pick one)

Apply the foundations concretely. 2a covers the full Nuxt stack (Vue client + Nitro server) in 8 chapters; 2b covers PHP/Laravel in 7.

Tier 3 — Synthesis & Capstone

One feature compared across both stacks along six dimensions, then built two ways with ADRs and an honest trade-off review.

How the course works ​

Concepts are distilled from a set of architecture books and written in original prose, with examples in both JS/TS and PHP/Laravel. Every chapter follows the same shape: a concrete scenario for why the chapter exists, the teaching sections, three practice exercises, a deliverable (usually an ADR), a self-check, and pointers to the source books for going deeper.

TierWhat it coversTime
Tier 1 — Foundations (6 chapters)Trade-offs, styles, data, reliability, communication, governance~45 min read + exercises each
Tier 2a — Nuxt Fullstack (8 chapters) or 2b — PHP/Laravel (7 chapters)The foundations applied in your stack~30 min read + exercises each
Tier 3 — Synthesis + CapstoneCross-stack comparison, then the capstone projectproject-sized

Some Tier 2 chapters draw on general industry practice beyond the source books; those spots are marked with a "note on sources" header or inline (Flagged: …) markers. The full book list is in Primary Sources.