Flows vs Monolithic Architecture
Developers should learn about flows to build systems that require coordinated steps, such as in business process automation, data processing pipelines, or user journey management meets developers should use monolithic architecture for small to medium-sized projects, prototypes, or when rapid development and simplicity are priorities, as it reduces initial complexity and overhead. Here's our take.
Flows
Developers should learn about flows to build systems that require coordinated steps, such as in business process automation, data processing pipelines, or user journey management
Flows
Nice PickDevelopers should learn about flows to build systems that require coordinated steps, such as in business process automation, data processing pipelines, or user journey management
Pros
- +For example, in e-commerce applications, flows can handle order processing from checkout to delivery, ensuring consistency and error handling
- +Related to: workflow-engines, state-machines
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Monolithic Architecture
Developers should use monolithic architecture for small to medium-sized projects, prototypes, or when rapid development and simplicity are priorities, as it reduces initial complexity and overhead
Pros
- +It is suitable for applications with predictable, low-to-moderate traffic where scaling can be handled vertically by adding more resources to a single server
- +Related to: microservices, service-oriented-architecture
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Flows if: You want for example, in e-commerce applications, flows can handle order processing from checkout to delivery, ensuring consistency and error handling and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Monolithic Architecture if: You prioritize it is suitable for applications with predictable, low-to-moderate traffic where scaling can be handled vertically by adding more resources to a single server over what Flows offers.
Developers should learn about flows to build systems that require coordinated steps, such as in business process automation, data processing pipelines, or user journey management
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