Extensibility Design vs Monolithic Design
Developers should learn extensibility design when building long-lived applications, frameworks, or platforms where requirements are expected to evolve, such as in enterprise software, content management systems, or developer tools meets developers should consider monolithic design for simpler applications with limited scope, where development speed and straightforward deployment are priorities, such as small business websites or internal tools. Here's our take.
Extensibility Design
Developers should learn extensibility design when building long-lived applications, frameworks, or platforms where requirements are expected to evolve, such as in enterprise software, content management systems, or developer tools
Extensibility Design
Nice PickDevelopers should learn extensibility design when building long-lived applications, frameworks, or platforms where requirements are expected to evolve, such as in enterprise software, content management systems, or developer tools
Pros
- +It reduces technical debt by allowing incremental updates, supports third-party integrations, and enhances maintainability by isolating changes to specific modules, making it crucial for scalable and adaptable systems
- +Related to: software-architecture, design-patterns
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Monolithic Design
Developers should consider monolithic design for simpler applications with limited scope, where development speed and straightforward deployment are priorities, such as small business websites or internal tools
Pros
- +It's also suitable when the team is small, the technology stack is homogeneous, and there's no immediate need for scalability across multiple services, as it reduces operational complexity compared to distributed systems
- +Related to: software-architecture, microservices
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Extensibility Design if: You want it reduces technical debt by allowing incremental updates, supports third-party integrations, and enhances maintainability by isolating changes to specific modules, making it crucial for scalable and adaptable systems and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Monolithic Design if: You prioritize it's also suitable when the team is small, the technology stack is homogeneous, and there's no immediate need for scalability across multiple services, as it reduces operational complexity compared to distributed systems over what Extensibility Design offers.
Developers should learn extensibility design when building long-lived applications, frameworks, or platforms where requirements are expected to evolve, such as in enterprise software, content management systems, or developer tools
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