https://mrcupp.com/tags/architecture/Recent content in Architecture on IamMrCuppHugoenmrcupp@mrcupp.com (Aaron Cupp)mrcupp@mrcupp.com (Aaron Cupp)Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:24:10 -0700https://mrcupp.com/post/2026-08-10-bench-stack-privacy-boundary/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:00:00 -0700mrcupp@mrcupp.com (Aaron Cupp)https://mrcupp.com/post/2026-08-10-bench-stack-privacy-boundary/<h1 id="when-a-feature-decides-your-architecture">When a feature decides your architecture</h1> <p>The bench runs three pieces of software I wrote: <a href="https://mrcupp.com/page/benchhud/">benchhud</a> on the bench itself, <a href="https://mrcupp.com/page/bench-parts/">bench-parts</a> holding inventory, and <a href="https://mrcupp.com/page/benchhud-intake/">benchhud-intake</a> taking work in.</p> <p>Three services for a one-person repair bench sounds like someone enjoying microservices a bit too much. It isn&rsquo;t — or at least, it isn&rsquo;t only that. <strong>The split is a privacy boundary, and one feature drew the line.</strong></p> <h2 id="the-feature">The feature</h2> <p>benchhud composites everything on the bench into one window and pushes that composite out as a virtual camera, so OBS can pick it up and I can stream a repair.</p>