--- title: Experimenting with application architecture, we should... description: A developer reflects on applying experimentation to software architecture decisions, drawing parallels to A/B testing in marketing. The idea is simple: when... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/experimenting-with-application-architecture-we-should-be-doing-it-more-baf0bcbtf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Experimenting with application architecture, we should be doing it more | daily.dev og:description: A developer reflects on applying experimentation to software architecture decisions, drawing parallels to A/B testing in marketing. The idea is simple: when... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/experimenting-with-application-architecture-we-should-be-doing-it-more-baf0bcbtf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BAF0BcBTf.png og:image:alt: Experimenting with application architecture, we should be doing it more og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Experimenting with application architecture, we should be doing it more **[We Are .NET](https://daily.dev/sources/wearedotnet)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer reflects on applying experimentation to software architecture decisions, drawing parallels to A/B testing in marketing. The idea is simple: when two architectural or modeling approaches seem equally valid, instead of debating on a whiteboard, time-box a period where each approach is implemented independently, then compare results in practice. This technique, borrowed from agile and lean thinking, helps teams discover real-world tradeoffs that theoretical discussion cannot reveal. The author notes this kind of architectural experimentation is underused despite software being inherently easy to change. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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