zero-fucks-given/README.md

ZFG

Official meaning: Zero Friction Growth Unofficial meaning: Zero Fucks Given

Z — Zero Friction

Architecture should make growth easy.

Adding new modules, services, tenants, integrations, or developers should not require rewriting half of the system.

Principles

• Modular architecture
• Low coupling
• Clear interfaces
• Easy onboarding
• Predictable project structure
• Minimal friction when adding new functionality

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F — Flexible Foundations

The core infrastructure should stay generic, reusable, and extensible.

Business-specific logic should sit on top of the foundation instead of contaminating it.

Core building blocks

• Authentication
• Authorization
• Roles & permissions
• Organizations
• Events
• Workflows
• Storage
• Notifications
• API layer
• Integrations
• Configuration

Principles

• Reusable core
• Configuration-driven behavior
• Extensible modules
• Replaceable infrastructure
• Clear separation between core and business logic

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G — Growth-Ready

The system should be designed to scale in multiple dimensions.

Not only more traffic, but also more customers, data, modules, developers, integrations, and services.

Principles

• Horizontal scaling
• Multi-tenancy
• Async processing
• Observability
• Independent modules
• Independent deployment paths where needed
• Efficient data growth
• Clear service boundaries

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Philosophy

ZFG
│
├── Z — Zero Friction
│   ├── modular architecture
│   ├── low coupling
│   ├── clear interfaces
│   └── easy onboarding
│
├── F — Flexible Foundations
│   ├── reusable core
│   ├── configuration-driven behavior
│   ├── extensible modules
│   └── replaceable infrastructure
│
└── G — Growth-Ready
    ├── horizontal scaling
    ├── multi-tenancy
    ├── async processing
    ├── observability
    └── independent deployment paths

Motto

Build with Zero Friction. Stay Flexible. Be Growth-Ready.

Or, internally:

Zero Fucks Given.