From Monoliths to AI Agents: Architecture Evolution's Two Patterns and New Challenges
This article traces software architecture evolution from monoliths through primitive distributed systems, SOA, microservices, and cloud-native, highlighting two recurring patterns — finer decoupling and stronger fault isolation — and a shift from zero-failure goals to designing for resilience, while outlining four unprecedented challenges AI agents introduce: semantic hallucinations, stateful context, dynamic orchestration, and observability gaps.
