Luca Mezzalira

Dear Architects podcast

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Dear Architects is where software architecture meets the real world. Hosted by Luca Mezzalira, the voice behind Dear Architects, this podcast cuts through the theory to explore how architects actually work. Each episode features conversations with practitioners who are shaping how we think about distributed systems, team topologies, and the evolving role of the architect. Whether you're designing microservices, leading technical strategy, or figuring out how to align engineering with business goals, you'll find practical insights you can apply immediately.

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Luca Mezzalira

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Microservices, AI and.... Chris Richardson 08.07.2026 1:08:19

This episode is brought to you by IcePanel, a collaborative diagramming and modeling tool for architects. Model your system from business context down to components, keep diagrams in sync automatically, and connect your architecture to your favorite LLM via their MCP server. Try it free: icepanel.io/luca In this episode of Dear Architects, Luca sits down with Chris Richardson, author of Microservi...

You don't need the Architect title to do architecture 29.05.2026 1:02:53

subscribe to Dear Architects: https://deararchitects.xyzWhen companies grow through acquisition, architects inherit a mess: multiple teams, different engineering cultures, conflicting tools, and no shared map of the system. In this episode of Dear Architects, Luca sits down with Mahdi, tech leader at Fashion Cloud, a B2B wholesale platform connecting brands and retailers. Mahdi shares the in-the-t...

How to become an architect with James Eastham 21.04.2026 1:06:06

What does it take to go from answering support calls in a small town in northern England to advising some of the largest companies on the planet at AWS and then becoming a developer advocate at Datadog? In this episode, I sit down with James Eastham to unpack a career built entirely in the trenches, without a traditional computer science background and without a straight path. We go deep on the re...

Architecture for flow with Susanne Kaiser 26.03.2026 1:07:21

Subscribe to the newsletter: https://deararchitects.xyz📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED📖 Architecture for Flow — Susanne Kaiser: https://amzn.to/4bMl0UR📖 Team Topologies — Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais: https://amzn.to/3NIESA9📖 Wardley Mapping: https://www.wardleymaps.comIn the age of AI-accelerated development, most teams are shipping faster than ever but faster into the wrong direction. Investing t...

Why AI is the Third Coming of Domain-Driven Design 03.03.2026 1:02:32

subscribe to the newsletter: https://deararchitects.xyzBalancing Coupling in Software Design: https://amzn.to/4rotZlzLearning Domain-Driven Design: https://amzn.to/4tGQvb2Most architects have been thinking about coupling the wrong way for years. Not as something to understand and design deliberately but as something to eliminate. That misunderstanding is behind most of the distributed monolith dis...

Architecture is BROKEN (It’s not the code but the communication) 17.02.2026 1:10:12

subscribe to the newsletter: https://www.deararchitects.xyz ACED model: https://jacquiread.com/posts/better-software-design In this first episode of Dear Architects, Luca welcomes Jacqui Read, author of Communication Patterns, to explore why most software architecture problems aren’t technical, they’re communication failures. They dive deep into: • Why architecture must be iterative (and why big u...