Senior software engineer focused on architecture, modernization, and systems that remain operable after launch.

I’m Corey Crooks. This site is an Architecture Review Library—a public record of how I evaluate products, reason about UX, and recommend systems that can be operated in production.

The intended reader is an engineering manager, staff/principal engineer, architect, CTO, or technical recruiter who wants evidence of judgment—not just implementation volume.

Principles

• Never invent facts. If it wasn’t observed on a public surface or provided as an owned redesign artifact, it’s labeled as an assumption or inference.
• Justify every technology. No trendy stacks without a problem they solve.
• Prefer the simplest architecture that fits. Modular monoliths often beat premature microservices for local businesses and early platforms.
• Respect migration reality. Rollbacks, risk, and phased delivery are part of the design.
• Protect IP. No proprietary source code and no copyrighted third-party assets are published here.

Independent educational review · public evidence only · not affiliated with or endorsed by the businesses reviewed.