Clean Architecture is about building simple and maintainable software with flexible and coherent structure. It is a domain-centric architecture that focuses on behaviors and boundaries. The architecture consists of Domain, Application, Infrastructure, Persistence, and Presentation layers, with everything pointing inwards to the domain layer. We avoid building unnecessary features or components and optimize for maintainability. YAGNI and the DRY principles play a crucial role in building clean architecture. It is a whole different way of thinking for students coming out of college. Clean architecture is the heart of Domain-driven design practices and patterns. By implementing clean architecture, we can avoid rigidity and adapt to the customers ever-changing needs. The heart of clean architecture lies in building out Simple, Maintainable, Flexible, Coherent Software.
