Prompting for Design Decisions
Craft prompts that elicit thoughtful architectural recommendations and trade-off analyses. Learn to leverage AI as a design thinking partner for better technical decisions.
7 lessons
Asking AI for Architecture Alternatives
AI can generate multiple architecture options you haven't considered — ask for alternatives, not just answers.
Discussing Tradeoffs With AI
Every design decision involves tradeoffs — AI can help you explore and understand what you're gaining and giving up.
"What Would You Recommend?" Conversations
AI can provide thoughtful recommendations — but only if you give it enough context and treat its advice as input, not gospel.
Stress-Testing Ideas With AI
AI can poke holes in your designs before you build them — ask it to be critical, not just supportive.
Getting AI to Challenge Your Assumptions
We all have blind spots — AI can help surface hidden assumptions that might undermine your designs.
Documenting Decisions
Recording why you made architectural decisions helps future you, your team, and AI understand your system better.
Build vs Reuse: When to Use Existing Solutions
Default to reusing existing solutions — building from scratch is almost always the wrong choice for infrastructure.