Di luar pola desain tingkat objek, pola-pola arsitektural mendefinisikan struktur tingkat tinggi aplikasi — seperti berlapis, heksagonal (ports and adapters), clean architecture, dan event-driven. Mereka mengorganisir seluruh sistem untuk kemudahan pemeliharaan, testabilitas, dan fleksibilitas.
Arsitektur berlapis (n-tier)
LAYERED → organize the app into horizontal LAYERS, each with a responsibility:
PRESENTATION (UI) → APPLICATION/business logic → DATA ACCESS → DATABASE
→ each layer depends only on the layer below; clear separation
✓ simple, common, organized ✗ can become rigid; layers can leak; less flexible
