Yes, sure, we need better definitions and a limited scope. I also don't think ppl would have a monolith vs numerous services discussion in HFT or MMO game deve

Yes, sure, we need better definitions and a limited scope. I also don't think ppl would have a monolith vs numerous services discussion in HFT or MMO game development or a major search engine development context. It seems that we're talking about typical web apps, shared mobile app backends, etc. I believe that most code developed with this use-case in mind doesn't have to know anything outside of the usual 3 layers: client-side, server-side (aka "the monolith) and a database backend.