# Coding Cloud — Field Notes
> Practical field notes on software engineering, AI, and building for the web.

A publication by Coding Cloud. The linked articles are the canonical public versions.

## Articles
- [Diagramming Software Architecture: C4 vs. UML](https://www.coding-cloud.com/posts/diagramming-software-architecture-c4-vs-uml.md): Understand why modeling software matters and compare C4 and UML with practical examples for architects and developers.
- [Observability: Monitoring, Logging, and Tracing for Modern Systems](https://www.coding-cloud.com/posts/observability-monitoring-logging-tracing.md): A comprehensive guide to implementing observability in software systems through monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing to understand system behavior and performance.
- [Database Architecture: OLTP vs OLAP Separation](https://www.coding-cloud.com/posts/database-architecture-oltp-vs-olap.md): Learn when separating transactional and analytical workloads can help scalable applications.
- [Proof of Concept (POC) Template: A Practical Guide](https://www.coding-cloud.com/posts/poc-template-hypothesis-success-criteria.md): A comprehensive template for creating Proof of Concept (POC) documents, focusing on hypothesis-driven experiments with clear success criteria and time-boxed execution.
- [Software Requirements Specification (SRS) for Web Applications: A Practical Template](https://www.coding-cloud.com/posts/web-application-srs-template.md): A practical web application requirements template, with functional and non-functional requirements, interfaces, constraints, and architecture diagrams.
- [Software Project Handover](https://www.coding-cloud.com/posts/software-project-handover.md): A practical guide to executing a smooth and professional software project handover.
- [EU AI Act: A Practical Guide for AI-Powered Web Applications](https://www.coding-cloud.com/posts/eu-ai-act-ai-powered-apps.md): A scannable, actionable guide to EU AI Act compliance for web applications using AI systems. Features a comparison table for Generic Business, FinTech, and HealthTech apps.

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