Architectural style versus architectural patterns

Because we need to understand and question everything, it is crucial to discuss software architectural patterns and how they differ from architectural styles.

Architectural styles

Defined most simply, an architectural style represents a combination of design decisions and principles to organize our application and code in a certain way. It is the highest level of organization, not used to solve a problem but to enhance certain good practices in a particular type of system.

Of course, we can mix different styles based on our needs and create a custom style for what we want to achieve.

Architectural patterns

An architectural pattern is a group of architectural decisions and principles applied in different contexts to resolve any repeating issues. Long story short, an architectural pattern is a way of solving a recurring architectural problem.

Ultimately, an architectural pattern can represent a solution used in a particular...