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1. Software Styles

2. Big vs Small
Small vs Big
Monolith
/
Microservices

3. Monolith
Single purpose
Large, and built to requirements
Highly integrated
Simple building co-dependant
features
Clear how to build on top of

4. Microservices
Independant systems
Clear boundaries
Uncertain separation of concerns
Planning required
Build on or build out?

5. Monolith
Microservices
Upfront planning
Knowledge of how things integrate
Solving the immediate requirements
Simple to maintain
Inflexible
‘Technical debt’
Small specialised services
Versatility
Simple to fix bugs
Can be hard to describe/represent
Ever growing
Easy to replace components