World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Modulith Instead of Monolith - Pragmatically Towards Microservices

Refactoring a 20-year-old codebase for multimillion-euro hardware demands precision. Discover how one team tamed their tangled C# legacy by shifting to a modular monolith instead of microservices.

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2:34 min

The challenge of preventing modular monoliths from degrading

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Rejecting unnecessary industry buzzwords and binary architectural thinking

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Prioritizing modularity over the monolith versus microservices debate

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Modernizing legacy applications through proactive leadership

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Transforming to a cloud-native modular application architecture

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