A device comprising: one or more processors; memory; and one or more modules (218, 220, 222, 224) stored on the memory and executable by the one or more processors to: receive a diagram illustrating a design architecture of at least a portion of a computer program, the design architecture including a plurality of components; recognize characteristics of the plurality of components; determine, based at least in part on the characteristics of the plurality of components, a programming language, for which code templates are stored in the memory, and which is associated with the design architecture; for individual ones of the plurality of components, associate the component with one or more code templates based at least in part on the characteristics, wherein an individual code template is pre-populated with source code of the programming language; determine, based on the characteristics, that a portion of code in the one or more code templates is associated with a plurality of different coding options; order the plurality of different coding options so that a first ordered coding option is a recommended option and subsequent ordered coding options are alternative options based on applicability to the characteristics of the design architecture, wherein the plurality of different coding options reflect the latest and most commonly used design patterns and/or best practices; configure the one or more code templates with functionality to present at least two coding options of the plurality of different coding options and to enable a selection of the at least two coding options; and cause the one or more code templates to be output on a device associated with a user. one or more processors; memory; and one or more modules (218, 220, 222, 224) stored on the memory and executable by the one or more processors to: receive a diagram illustrating a design architecture of at least a portion of a computer program, the design architecture including a plurality of components; recognize characteristics of the plurality of components; determine, based at least in part on the characteristics of the plurality of components, a programming language, for which code templates are stored in the memory, and which is associated with the design architecture; for individual ones of the plurality of components, associate the component with one or more code templates based at least in part on the characteristics, wherein an individual code template is pre-populated with source code of the programming language; determine, based on the characteristics, that a portion of code in the one or more code templates is associated with a plurality of different coding options; receive a diagram illustrating a design architecture of at least a portion of a computer program, the design architecture including a plurality of components; recognize characteristics of the plurality of components; determine, based at least in part on the characteristics of the plurality of components, a programming language, for which code templates are stored in the memory, and which is associated with the design architecture; for individual ones of the plurality of components, associate the component with one or more code templates based at least in part on the characteristics, wherein an individual code template is pre-populated with source code of the programming language; determine, based on the characteristics, that a portion of code in the one or more code templates is associated with a plurality of different coding options; order the plurality of different coding options so that a first ordered coding option is a recommended option and subsequent ordered coding options are alternative options based on applicability to the characteristics of the design architecture, wherein the plurality of different coding options reflect the latest and most commonly used design patterns and/or best practices; configure the one or more code templates with functionality to present at least two coding options of the plurality of different coding options and to enable a selection of the at least two coding options; and cause the one or more code templates to be output on a device associated with a user.