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Software Architecture for Busy Developers

You're reading from   Software Architecture for Busy Developers Talk and act like a software architect in one weekend

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801071598
Length 174 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Stéphane Eyskens Stéphane Eyskens
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction
2. Chapter 1: Introducing Software Architecture FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: The Broader Architecture Landscape
4. Chapter 2: Exploring Architecture Frameworks and Methodologies 5. Chapter 3: Understanding ATAM and the Software Quality Attributes 6. Section 3: Software Design Patterns and Architecture Models
7. Chapter 4: Reviewing the Historical Architecture Styles 8. Chapter 5: Design Patterns and Clean Architecture 9. Section 4: Impact of the Cloud on Software Architecture Practices
10. Chapter 6: Impact of the Cloud on the Software Architecture Practice 11. Section 5: Architectural Trends and Summary
12. Chapter 7: Trendy Architectures and Global Summary 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Starting with monoliths

I guess that you must already be familiar with monoliths, as it seems they have become the pure evil ones. However, at the risk of shocking you, monoliths will probably be around forever and have some interesting benefits. Before we look at their benefits and drawbacks, let's see what a monolith looks like:

Figure 4.1 – Literal meaning of a monolith

The preceding image shows what a monolith truly is. It is some sort of single-block-rock, from which you cannot extract a single piece, at least not with your hand. It is something that cannot be manipulated easily, something that will have a certain resistance to changes. However, while it seems hard to manipulate the monolith shown in the preceding image, it looks much easier to do with the ones shown in the following image:

Figure 4.2 – Small monoliths

Yes, you got it: with monoliths, size does matter! The problem with monoliths is when they...

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