Anti-corruption Layer

An Anti-corruption Layer (ACL) is a design approach in software development that helps different systems or components work together smoothly without one system negatively affecting the other. It acts as a protective barrier, translating and mediating data and requests between systems with different structures, languages, or rules. This ensures that changes or complexities in one system don’t corrupt or complicate the other, maintaining each system’s integrity and stability. Think of it as a translator and buffer zone that allows diverse systems to communicate effectively without interfering with each other’s core functions.