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21
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Sep
21
Thoughts about service granularity
The issue of service granularity is a fascinating, perhaps even controversial, topic.
On the one hand, a significant fraction of
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Sep
04
Only you know what's best for your application
Software architecture is all about making decisions.
For example, you need to select an architecture style - monolith vs. microservices.
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Aug
24
Evolving your application's technology stack
Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to visit the Pantheon in Rome.
First built around 126 AD, it’s
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Aug
22
Kent Beck: The bigger & more critical the system, the tinier steps I want to take
Aug
15
Refactoring a monolith to microservices: understanding your AS-IS state
The first step of any architecture modernization effort is to understand what problems need to be solved.
It’s especially
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Aug
05
Eight principles for refactoring a monolith to microservices
An architectural modernization effort, such as refactoring a monolith to microservices, is a major undertaking.
It’s not something to
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Aug
04
Office hours - Thursday August 10th
Please mark your calendars. I will have office hours on Thursday August 10th at 7.30am PDT (4.30pm Paris,
Jul
23
Office hours - Friday July 28th
Please mark your calendars. I will have office hours on Friday July 28th at 7.30am PDT (4.30pm Paris,
Jul
02
Big decisions: creating a monolith to microservices modernization plan
In part 1 and part 2 of this series, I described how to first determine whether it makes sense to
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