A monolith is a single unified unit for a whole application. Microservices are a collection of small, independent services that communicate over a network.
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Why move from a monolith to microservices?
To allow different teams to work on different parts of the system independently. It also allows for "Selective Scaling"—if the "Payment Service" is getting hammered, you can scale just that service rather than the whole app.
Knowledge Challenge
Mastered Microservices vs. Monolith Architecture? Now try to guess the related 6-letter word!
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