The C4 model helps software development teams describe and communicate software architecture through four levels: Context, Containers, Components, and Code. This hierarchical approach offers a clear and detailed view of a system, from a high-level context to the specifics of code. The model encourages using diagrams as code, enabling easy version control, collaboration, and automation. Tools like Structurizr facilitate the creation and updating of these diagrams, which can be integrated into CI pipelines for automatic rendering.
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Software Architecture Diagrams with C4 ModelA picture is worth a thousand wordsC4 ModelLevel 1: ContextLevel 2: ContainersLevel 3: ComponentsLevel 4: CodeSupplementary diagramsDiagrams as CodeAutomate rendering in your CIResourcesSort: