InfoQ - Architecture

How Lightweight ADRs and Architectural Advice Forums Can Support Architectural Decisions

Ben Linders — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:35:00 GMT

How we decide is at the core of architecture, and the architecture advice process is a way to decentralize architectural decisions. It needs to be supported by Architecture Decision Records because of the speed at which technology and systems move, and can be complemented by a weekly architecture advice forum.

By Ben Linders

AI Agent Identity and Permission Challenges: How Uber and Auth0 Are Rethinking Access Control

Eran Stiller — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:15:00 GMT

Uber recently described an internal architecture for propagating identity across multi-agent AI workflows. The design aims to perserve user context, agent provenance, and scoped access as agents delegate work and call internal tools. The case study aligns with Auth0’s view that AI agents need permissions based on delegated authority, scoped credentials, and explicit human approval boundaries.

By Eran Stiller

Podcast: Increasing Users' Data Agency: from BlueSky's AT Protocol to the Local-First Software Movement

Martin Kleppmann — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Martin Kleppmann, an associate professor at Cambridge and author of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, discusses the evolution of data systems over the last decade, mainly the shift from monolithic databases to modular building blocks. Kleppmann underlines the importance of moving from cloud-centric data storage systems to decentralised data storage similar to Bluesky’s AT protocol.

By Martin Kleppmann

Presentation: Moving Mountains: Migrating Legacy Code in Weeks Instead of Years

David Stein — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:24:00 GMT

David Stein shares how to rethink large-scale architectural migrations using AI. He discusses ServiceTitan's "assembly line" pattern, explaining how decomposing legacy codebase refactoring into standardized tasks can achieve massive parallelization. He highlights the critical role of programmatically rigid validation loops to eliminate LLM hallucinations and accelerate engineering agility.

By David Stein