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Monolithic vs. Microservice

4 points by aigeano 10y ago

Is Microservice the right way to go for a solo developer, building the first version of the application ?

jsnk 10y ago
"Solo developer", monolith. Think about why microservice trumps monolith in certain cases (or read http://martinfowler.com/articles/microservices.html http://martinfowler.com/articles/microservices.html). Pretty much none of the advantages of microservice applies to a solo developer setting.
- aigeano 10y ago
  True . I also went through this too (http://martinfowler.com/bliki/MonolithFirst.html http://martinfowler.com/bliki/MonolithFirst.html), yet I am getting more inclined towards microservices in terms of having the freedom to choose the best technologies for my modules/functionalities . I have reached a stage where I am looking at a choice between building a "Market Fast " - monolithic VS "Market Ready" - Microservices. And honestly I am quite confused.
CyberFonic 10y ago
Really depends on how well you have designed the application before you start coding. I tend to do a fair bit of exploratory programming in the early stages and for that reason, I prefer microservices because it is easier to swap components in and out as I iterate towards the solution.
- aigeano 10y ago
  Cool. BTW what kind of design / exploratory programming are you talking about ? The ones where where you decide your bounded contexts for your services ?