I think there is a useful small-scale pattern of 100% independent tiny apps - not quite microservices, since you don't really have to jive with discovery and th

I think there is a useful small-scale pattern of 100% independent tiny apps - not quite microservices, since you don't really have to jive with discovery and things, but it's not obviously wrong. However, I do think in many instances, splitting stuff into separate services at this level can be a form of premature optimization, and it can easily create a lot of drag when a monolith is much easier to refactor and munge.