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Architecture Review — A senior engineer

Situation

Where
A design review
Who
You and a senior engineer
Goal
To present a design and discuss trade-offs.

Conversation

A

rogukibannosekkeinitsuitesetsumeisasetekudasai.

Let me explain the design for the logging system.

B

onegaishimasu. kakuchouseihakouryosareteimasuka.

Please. Has extensibility been considered?

A

hai. shourainohenkounisonaete, soketsugounishiteimasu.

Yes. To prepare for future changes, I kept it loosely coupled.

B

naruhodo. pafoomansumenhaikagadesuka.

I see. What about performance?

A

keisokushinagarakaizensuruhoushindesu.

My approach is to measure and improve.

Vocabulary

sekkei

design

System design.

kakuchousei

extensibility

How easily it can grow.

soketsugou

loose coupling

Components with few dependencies.

kouryosuru

to consider

考慮されていますか = "has it been considered?"

pafoomansu

performance

Speed and efficiency.

houshin

approach / policy

改善する方針です.

Grammar

Verb causative te-form + ください

Humbly asks to do: 説明させてください.

Noun + に備えて

In preparation for: 変更に備えて.

Cultural Notes

Confirm before building

説明させてください shows you value alignment before coding.

Honesty on trade-offs

Admitting "measure then improve" is respected over false certainty.

Quiz

What does "設計" mean?

What does "拡張性" mean?

What does "疎結合" mean?

What does "考慮する" mean?

What does "パフォーマンス" mean?

What does "方針" mean?