{"id":382737,"date":"2025-11-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/architecture-should-model-the-world-as-it-really-is-a-conversation-with-randy-shoup\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:00:00","slug":"architecture-should-model-the-world-as-it-really-is-a-conversation-with-randy-shoup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/architecture-should-model-the-world-as-it-really-is-a-conversation-with-randy-shoup\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Should Model the World as It Really Is: A Conversation with Randy Shoup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.infoq.com\/podcasts\/architecture-should-model-world\/en\/card_header_image\/generatedCard-1762181385974.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/>\n<div>In this podcast, Michael Stiefel spoke with Randy Shoup about how to evolve your software after a software failure, and how to improve the resilience of your software by modeling transient states using events and workflows. 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