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Enforcing Architecture in Legacy Systems
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Roland Weisleder
June 18, 2026
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Enforcing Architecture in Legacy Systems
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June 18, 2026
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Transcript
Enforcing Architecture in Legacy Systems @rweisleder.de
[email protected]
Whoever wishes to build high towers must spend much time
near the foundation. Anton Bruckner
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/AF36q06J8fQ
Source: https://xkcd.com/2347/
Source: https://www.monkeyuser.com/2019/v-201/
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/snNHKZ-mGfE
Compatibility Portability Maintainability Security Performance effiency Reliability Usability Functional suitability
Evolution Value Chain Genesis Custom Built Product Commodity visible invisible Based on: https://www.innoq.com/en/blog/quality-value-chain-evolution/
Challenge: Architecture Code Gap { }
Architecture Tests as Guardrails • Make architecture explicit • Prevent
architectural erosion • Guide continuous change
Demo
Enforcing Architecture Stepwise Technical Architecture • Naming conventions • Layered
architecture • Framework boundaries • Dependency rules Domain Architecture • Module boundaries • Dependency directions • Cycle prevention • Public APIs Cross-Cutting Concerns Security Transaction Auditing Observability
Best Practices in Legacy Systems • Start with the thing
that causes the most issues • Use freezing if you can’t fix it immediately • Resolve violations stepwise
Challenge: Architecture Code Gap { } Easy to use in
legacy projects ☺
https://github.com/rweisleder/archunit-spring
With ArchUnit, the Leaning Tower of Pisa would not have
happened. Some AI trying to summarize this talk
Testing can detect only the presence of errors, not their
absence.
Enforcing Architecture in Legacy Systems Code github.com/rweisleder/archunit-spring github.com/rweisleder/archunit-talk-examples github.com/TNG/ArchUnit-Examples Docs
archunit.org archunitnet.readthedocs.io ts-arch.github.io/ts-arch/ pypi.org/project/PyTestArch/ Slides speakerdeck.com/rweisleder Need help with your Legacy Code? Contact me!
[email protected]
in/roland-weisleder @rweisleder.de