Awesome Monolith

Everyone dreams about microservices - why so few succeeds?

Here come some articles, links, and videos that describes how to build modular monolith.

"If you can’t build a well-structured monolith, what makes you think you can build a well-structured set of microservices?"

Simon Brown

I see you have a poorly structured monolith. Would you like me to convert it into a poorly structured set of microservices?

Architect Clippy - 24 Feb 2015

General approach

• Deconstructing the Monolith: Designing Software that Maximizes Developer Productivity
• Modular Monolith Or Microservices
• Software Architecture for Developers - Simon Brown
• Modular Monoliths - Simon Brown
• Monolith First - Martin Fowler
• Don’t start with a monolith - Stefan Tilkov

Database

• Microservices Evolution: How to break your monolithic database by Edson Yanaga (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dfBd-2Oq1M)

Pattern that supports mudularization

Hexagonal Architecture

• Hexagonal Architecture: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Composition UI

Vertical slices

• https://jimmybogard.com/vertical-slice-architecture/
• SOLID Architecture in Slices not Layers - Jimmy Bogard

Dividing code

• Command Handler

Decoupling code

• Observer Pattern
• Mediator pattern -> Publisher-Subscriber pattern

Patterns that supports un-modularized monolith (Anti-patterns)

• Layers (sink-hole anti-pattern)

Coming back to monolith...

• Goodbye Microservices: From 100s of problem children to 1 superstar