So while researching the tech stack for a new open source application I plan to build, I came to the age old question…
Which database should I use?
Should I go the traditional SQL route with MySQL or the new favourite: PostgreSQL? …
So this week Martin Fowler published an essay entitled MonolithFirst (no space — no idea why), wherein he discusses the idea that all new applications should be built as a single monolithic code base, instead of a set of micro services.
Now he makes some good points, and falls short…
