Microservice Service Boundaries: How to Draw Them Around Operations
Learn to draw microservice service boundaries by grouping subdomains around system operations, keeping aggregates whole and weighing coupling costs.
13 min read
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software architecture
What Are Microservices? Definition, Trade-offs and When to Use Them
Learn what microservices are, how independent deployment and data ownership work, what they cost to operate, and when a modular monolith is the better choice.
12 min read
Monorepo vs Polyrepo: A Decision Framework for Engineering Teams
Monorepo vs polyrepo compared by coordination cost: code sharing, tooling cost, ownership, deploys, a scoring framework, and how to migrate safely.
12 min read
Monolith vs Microservices Cost: Where the Money Actually Goes
Learn how monolith vs microservices cost breaks down across infrastructure, operational overhead and team time, and how to find your break-even point.
13 min read
Modular Monolith Architecture: Boundaries, Data Ownership and Rules
Learn how to design a modular monolith: drawing module boundaries, enforcing data ownership and dependency rules in CI, testing, and when to extract services.
13 min read
Microservices vs Monolith: How to Choose Without Regret
Learn when to use microservices vs a monolith, the forces behind the architecture decision, real costs of distributed systems, and a safe extraction path.
11 min read