Monolithic architecture versus microservice architecture

Monolithic architecture and microservice architecture each present unique approaches to building applications. Traditionally, the monolithic approach held popularity, where the entire application – client-side, server-side, and database code – resided within one unified code base.

However, as time progressed, these monolithic applications grew in complexity and became increasingly challenging to maintain, especially when compared to the Agile development model. The monolithic design made applications more prone to bugs and deployment issues. Even in scenarios in which a bug arises in the client-side code, the design of monolithic architecture necessitates the redeployment of the entire server-side code post-bug-fix due to its single code base structure. This process leads to frequent application downtimes and mandates the need for expensive hardware infrastructure to ensure high availability.

Moreover, as...