Articles tagged #software-architecture from socialanimal.dev. Technical writing on migrations, frameworks, headless CMS, and performance.https://socialanimal.dev/en-ushttps://socialanimal.dev/blog/build-vs-buy-software-decision-framework/https://socialanimal.dev/blog/build-vs-buy-software-decision-framework/A practical build vs buy framework for CTOs covering TCO, vendor risk, and a scoring matrix. Get the decision right. Talk to our team today.Fri, 08 May 2026 05:14:05 GMTbuild-vs-buytotal-cost-of-ownershipcto-decision-makingvendor-risksoftware-architecturehttps://socialanimal.dev/blog/custom-software-vs-off-the-shelf-decision-framework/https://socialanimal.dev/blog/custom-software-vs-off-the-shelf-decision-framework/A 5-dimension framework to decide build vs. buy, with real project autopsies and cost breakdowns that account for integration tax and feature decay.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:33:27 GMTcustom-softwarebuild-vs-buysoftware-architectureheadless-cmstechnical-strategyhttps://socialanimal.dev/blog/built-2-million-dollar-platform-one-architect-ai-claude-code/https://socialanimal.dev/blog/built-2-million-dollar-platform-one-architect-ai-claude-code/One senior architect shipped a $2M logistics platform in 5 months using Claude Code AI. Real costs, production code examples, and 3 failure modes.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:33:27 GMTclaude-codeai-assisted-developmentsoftware-architecturenextjsstartup-engineering