Observed arrival · 2026-10-15
Nightprint turns software architecture into runnable machines
An interactive browser explainer traces software architecture patterns as 3D machines, starting with a request moving through hexagonal architecture.
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- MCH-001 cites Alistair Cockburn (2005) and traces an order through eight steps, from adapter setup to the HTTP response.
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The example is structured like a trace log: configuration happens before the request, then each step records an action and elapsed time. Its counterexample is especially concrete—the in-memory adapter is plugged into the port, but a direct Postgres import in the core makes the swap fail. The page also links a build log and a named repository revision, while describing additional machines as still on the drawing board.
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