Monolithic Applications vs Serverless Architecture
Developers should consider monolithic applications for small to medium-sized projects where simplicity, rapid development, and ease of deployment are priorities, such as in startups or proof-of-concept applications meets developers should learn serverless architecture for building scalable, cost-effective applications with minimal operational overhead, especially for event-driven workloads like apis, data processing, or iot. Here's our take.
Monolithic Applications
Developers should consider monolithic applications for small to medium-sized projects where simplicity, rapid development, and ease of deployment are priorities, such as in startups or proof-of-concept applications
Monolithic Applications
Nice PickDevelopers should consider monolithic applications for small to medium-sized projects where simplicity, rapid development, and ease of deployment are priorities, such as in startups or proof-of-concept applications
Pros
- +This architecture is also suitable when the team is small and the application has predictable, low-traffic requirements, as it avoids the overhead of distributed systems
- +Related to: microservices, service-oriented-architecture
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Serverless Architecture
Developers should learn serverless architecture for building scalable, cost-effective applications with minimal operational overhead, especially for event-driven workloads like APIs, data processing, or IoT
Pros
- +It's ideal for microservices, batch jobs, and scenarios with unpredictable traffic, as it eliminates server management and reduces time-to-market
- +Related to: aws-lambda, azure-functions
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Monolithic Applications if: You want this architecture is also suitable when the team is small and the application has predictable, low-traffic requirements, as it avoids the overhead of distributed systems and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Serverless Architecture if: You prioritize it's ideal for microservices, batch jobs, and scenarios with unpredictable traffic, as it eliminates server management and reduces time-to-market over what Monolithic Applications offers.
Developers should consider monolithic applications for small to medium-sized projects where simplicity, rapid development, and ease of deployment are priorities, such as in startups or proof-of-concept applications
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