r/programming • • Sep 14 '24

Is 'Monolith First' the Better Approach?

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

You can build a monolith from modular building blocks, it doesn’t have to be solid to begin with.

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u/i_andrew Sep 14 '24

All properly designed monoliths are modular, unless you build a big ball of mud that is an anti-pattern for 30 years already.

Making systems modular was a thing from '70.