Welcome to this edition of Ctrl+Alt+Deploy 🚀
I’m Lauro Müller and super happy to have you around 🙂 Let’s dive in right away!
One of the questions you're almost certain to come across in your tech journey is this: monolith or microservices? It’s often framed as a battle, as if you had to choose one or the other.
But I’ve found that’s not the right way to look at it. The truth is, for most projects, starting with a monolith is the best possible decision. It’s simple, fast, and lets you focus on finding product-market fit instead of managing a fleet of distributed services.
Reaching the limits of your monolith isn't a sign of failure; it’s a sign of success. It means you've built something that's growing. The real question isn’t if you should split, but when. The decision should be a calm, deliberate response to specific pain points, not a reaction to the latest industry hype.
So, let's look at the real signals that tell you it might be time to start carving up that big, successful application of yours.