AI Coding Still Needs Architecture
Published on 07 May 2026AI coding tools make architecture more important, not less important. Learn why I give AI agents an ARCHITECTURE.md file before asking them to write code.
Practical software architecture and design for iOS engineers.
Articles about composition, boundaries, naming, testing, and keeping codebases easy to change.
Start here for the principles behind maintainable architecture.
How to add behavior by wiring focused pieces together.
Modern SwiftUI boundaries, ownership, and dependency wiring.
Navigation and composition for UIKit apps.
How to organize, test, and improve architecture as codebases grow.
AI coding tools make architecture more important, not less important. Learn why I give AI agents an ARCHITECTURE.md file before asking them to write code.
Learn how to model list selection in Jetpack Compose without mixing UI state, domain identity, and navigation decisions.
Learn how to model list selection in SwiftUI without leaking navigation, domain identity, or behavior into the wrong place.
Learn unidirectional data flow in Jetpack Compose with UI state, user intents, use case outputs, and navigation events.
Learn how to keep Jetpack Compose ViewModels focused on UI state, screen events, and presentation mapping.
Learn why Dagger and Hilt wire Android dependencies but do not automatically create healthy dependency direction.