Symmetry in Software Platforms as an Architectural Principle

TL;DR

This paper investigates how enforcing symmetry and structural regularities in software platforms can enhance their architectural robustness and stability.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of symmetry as a fundamental architectural principle for designing resilient software platforms.

Findings

Symmetry contributes to software stability and maintainability.

Enforcing structural regularities improves platform robustness.

Symmetry-based design can guide architectural decisions.

Abstract

Software platforms often act as structure preserving systems. They provide consistent interfaces and behaviors that remain stable under specific transformations that we denote as symmetries. This paper explores the idea that architectural robustness emerges from enforcing such structural regularities