The Return of the Modular Monolith

The Return of the Modular Monolith
Microservices aren’t always the answer.
Sometimes, the smartest architecture… is one deploy.
With strict boundaries. Clean contracts. No distributed pain.
🧱 Modular Monolith =
✅ Fast dev
✅ Clear domains
✅ No premature ops overhead
✅ Easy to test + refactor
✅ Future-ready for microservices

💡 In .NET? Use:

• InternalsVisibleTo for encapsulation
• DI modules per domain
• Lean shared kernel (e.g. IClock, ITenantService)
• Don’t break things apart yet.
• Just don’t build a ball of mud. 👊 Monoliths aren’t dead — just misused.

Read more: https://quorum-mind.medium.com/modular-monoliths-the-comeback-architecture-0a1eda4b580f