How was the architecture design organized in your team, and what tools did you use?

Our team organized architecture design in Go as follows:

• Collaborative requirement discussion: Started with a detailed analysis of business requirements and constraints.

• Component separation: Divided the system into modules and services with clear APIs and responsibilities.

• Documentation: Used diagrams (e.g., UML or C4) for visualizing architecture. Tools like PlantUML, Structurizr, or simple Markdown with diagrams were used.

• Code review and standards: Implemented code reviews to ensure architectural decisions were followed in the code. Used linters and formatters (golangci-lint, gofmt).

• Management tools: Used Jira, Confluence, or Notion for task tracking and architectural decisions.

• Prototyping: Created prototypes for complex parts to test ideas and evaluate performance.

• Feedback: Regularly held architectural meetings and retrospectives to improve the approach.

This approach helped maintain a balance between flexibility and control, as well as ensured transparency and engagement of the entire team.