Episodes tagged with "Architecture"

Don’t chase complexity. This fintech unicorn built a $1.7B company on a Python/Postgres monolith, scaling to billions of requests a month. Learn why simple, boring architecture wins and where they spend their complexity budget instead.

Microservices aren’t a silver bullet. For small teams, the majestic monolith offers a simpler path to production. Explore the benefits of intentional, integrated systems—and how to build one that sparks joy.

Software development’s true fun-killer? Complexity. Unpack the core principles of cohesion and coupling, discover why high cohesion begets loose coupling, and learn how domain-driven design corrals your code into simpler, more maintainable systems.