The C4 model for visualising software architecture

Shared from c4model.com on March 18, 2026.

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Simon Brown

This is a durable architecture reference because it gives teams a simple way to choose the right level of diagram: context, containers, components, and code. Good diagrams reduce argument cost.

It fits the product-minded architecture thread on the site: architecture is not only what exists, it is what the team can explain, review, and change together.

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