World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Microservices? Monoliths? An Annoying Discussion!

Still debating monoliths versus microservices? Your deployment model isn't the problem—the secret to sustainable architecture is strict information hiding and empowered, independent teams.

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