Motivation to use microservices
In order to understand the motivation behind using the microservice architecture, it is very important to see the opposite approach – when the application is built and executed as a single program. Such applications are called monolithic applications or monoliths.
Monolithic architecture is, in most ways, the simplest model to implement since it does not involve splitting the application into multiple parts that need to coordinate with each other. This can provide you with major advantages in many cases, such as the following:
- Application logic is still loosely defined: It is very common that parts of the application or the entire system go through major structural or logical changes, especially at the very early stages of development. This might be caused by a sudden change of requirements, priorities, changes in the business model, or a different approach to development. In such cases, the ability to make quick changes to the...
