Schema
The resolutions
Every tension edge in the canon is listed with its resolution, meaning the two records, the mechanism that settles it, the layer each side owns and the rule. An explicit resolution is one the canon states, and the rest are derived from the layers the two sides occupy, by the derivation described in separate, trade, or mitigate on the architecture page.
Postconditions against Runtime Cost
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Invariant against Flexibility
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Backward Compatibility against Cleanup / Simplification
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Forward Compatibility against Strong Validation
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Versioning against Version Sprawl
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Protocol Compatibility against Protocol Optimization
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Interoperability against Domain-Specific Optimization
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Uniform Interface against Specialized Endpoints
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Consumer-Driven Contracts against Provider Autonomy
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Control Plane against Availability
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Orchestration against Centralized Coordinator Coupling
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Centralized Configuration against Central Dependency Risk
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Centralized Authentication against Identity Provider Availability
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Centralized Logging against Cost/Personal Data Exposure
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Decentralization against Governance
- Mechanism: scope-separation
- Derived from the layers
Decentralization against Consistency
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Leader Election against Availability
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Consensus against Latency
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Consensus against Availability
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Choreography against Traceability
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Determinism against Runtime Adaptivity
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Predictability against Dynamic Runtime Behavior
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Referential Transparency against Stateful IO
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Pure Functions against Stateful Operations
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Immutability against Allocation Cost
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Reproducibility against Continuous Updates
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Repeatability against Real-World Variability
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Correctness against Delivery Speed
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Formal Verification against Cost/Complexity
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Specification-Based Testing against Spec Maintenance
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Property-Based Testing against Shrinking/Debug Complexity
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Static Analysis against False Positives
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Testability against Encapsulation Extremes
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Validation against Iteration Speed
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Verification against Cost
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Portability against Platform Optimization
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Platform Independence against Native Optimization
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Environment Parity against Cost
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Containerization against Image Complexity
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Infrastructure as Code against Tooling Complexity
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Standards Compliance against Innovation/Flexibility
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Protocol Independence against Protocol-Specific Features
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Configuration Externalization against Config Sprawl
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Immutable Infrastructure against Deploy Time
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) against Excessive Fragmentation
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Separation of Concerns against Over-Layering
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Do Not Repeat Yourself (DRY) against Simplicity
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
High Cohesion against Over-Specialization
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers
Low Coupling against Runtime Indirection
- Mechanism: irreducible-tradeoff
- Derived from the layers