Clean Architecture emphasizes decoupling, independence of frameworks, testability, and maintainability. Developed by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob).
- Entities: Core business objects.
- Use Cases (Application): Contains application logic; interacts with Entities.
- Interface Adapters: Controllers, Presenters, Gateways. Converts data between Use Cases and external layers.
- Frameworks & Drivers: External layer (e.g., web, database, UI frameworks).
Entities ← Use Cases ← Interface Adapters ← Frameworks & Drivers
- Excellent maintainability and testability.
- Highly decoupled design.
- May seem overly abstract and complicated for smaller projects.
- High initial setup complexity.
- Enterprise-scale applications.
- Projects needing long-term maintenance and evolution.