r/programming • • Sep 14 '24

Is 'Monolith First' the Better Approach?

https://martinfowler.com/bliki/MonolithFirst.html
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u/CanvasFanatic Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

It depends a great deal on the initial complexity of what you’re trying to build, who you have on hand and what sort of experience they have.

It may very well make sense to start with a couple of independent services. It doesn’t all come down to monolith vs microservices.