Solution architecture

Imagine building a house. You can't just start hammering pieces of wood together. First, you need a plan. This plan tells you how many rooms the house will have, where the kitchen will go, how big the windows will be, and so on. The plan is like a map that guides you as you build the house.

In the world of computer programming, solution architecture is like the plan for building a house. But instead of a house, we're building a software program, website, or application. In order to make sure the program works properly and does everything we need it to do, we need a plan that outlines how all the different parts of the program will fit together.

The solution architecture plan looks a bit like a road map with different routes leading to the final destination. It outlines the structure of the program and how all its parts will work together. It also takes into account the resources needed to build the program, like time, money, and equipment.

Think of it this way: if you were making a cake, the solution architecture plan would be like the recipe. It tells you what ingredients you need, how much of each ingredient to use, and how to mix them together to make the cake. Without the recipe, you might not know how much flour to use, or how long to bake the cake.

So, when we're building a software program or application, we need a solution architecture plan to tell us how to build it, what tools we need, and how long it will take. It's like a recipe for building a digital tool.