ECO-ARC-ARCH-014 — Stateful services blocking scaling¶

Category: Architecture (ARC)
Family: Architecture (ARCH)
Layer: Architecture
Tier: 3
Severity: warning
Tags: state, scaling
Legacy ID: ECO-ARCH-014

Summary¶

Stateful designs make scaling expensive and fragile.

State creates coupling that increases baseline and peak waste.

{
  "confidence": 0.6,
  "notes": "Often structural.",
  "type": "cost"
}

{
  "languages": [
    "infra"
  ],
  "method": "hybrid"
}

{
  "guidance": "Externalize state; use managed stores; reduce coupling.",
  "tradeoffs": "Migration cost."
}

{
  "system_layers": [
    "architecture"
  ]
}