IME it's the drive for microservices that encourage the modular monolith. That is to say, the monolith is typically loosely modular (but still with many rule-br

IME it's the drive for microservices that encourage the modular monolith. That is to say, the monolith is typically loosely modular (but still with many rule-breakages) until the push for microservices starts _then_ the big refactor to modularity begins.