Building That Glorious Monolith and Carving It Too

Explore a conference talk from NDC Oslo 2022 that challenges the microservices-first approach and advocates for starting projects with a well-structured monolith. Learn how to build and maintain a "glorious monolith" using techniques like Domain Driven Design, eventing, and API design to keep code organized and development speed high. Discover strategies for managing complexity and maintaining an easily navigable codebase. The speaker also demonstrates how to efficiently carve out specific components into separate services when necessary, minimizing effort and disruption. Gain insights into balancing the benefits of monolithic and microservice architectures for optimal project outcomes.