Advanced Web Application Architecture

Advanced Web Application Architecture by Matthias Noback is a hands-on guide for experienced web developers who want to build sustainable, future-proof web applications that are designed to last beyond the latest framework or technology trend. The book emphasizes the importance of decoupling an application’s core domain logic from its surrounding infrastructure — like frameworks, databases, or external services — so that your business rules remain testable and adaptable over time. It walks you through practical design patterns and architectural principles that help you separate mixed code into clean layers, identify core and infrastructure responsibilities, and use architectural concepts such as layers and the ports-and-adapters (hexagonal) style to organise your code effectively. The narrative also includes strategies for testing decoupled applications, refactoring legacy components, and understanding trade-offs in real-world architectural decisions, with examples and exercises to reinforce learning.