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Jul 20, 2026 · Fundamentals

What Defines Excellent Software Design? Ensuring Stability Through Early Non‑Functional Planning

The article argues that excellent software design requires anticipating non‑functional issues—such as sudden database load, traffic spikes, or third‑party timeouts—by implementing retries, degradation, monitoring, and boundary checks early in the design phase, and by isolating core modules, exemplified by a micro‑service per payment channel architecture.