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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under SaaS SaaS Everything filed under JavaScript JavaScript Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Successful microservice systems almost always began as a monolith that grew too big, and systems built as microservices from scratch end up in serious trouble. Successful microservice systems almostalways began as a monolith that grew toobig, and systems built as microservicesfrom scratch end up in serious trouble. Last stated 11 years ago 3 Jun 2015 MF Martin Fowler — holds since 2015-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Build a new application as a monolith first, even when you are confident it will eventually need microservices. — tap to centre the map on it Build a new application as amonolith first, even when you areconfident it will eventually needmicroservices. Last stated 11 years ago 3 Jun 2015 MF Martin Fowler — holds since 2015-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Service boundaries cannot be got right at the start, and moving functionality between services is far harder than moving it inside a monolith. — tap to centre the map on it Service boundaries cannot be gotright at the start, and movingfunctionality between services isfar harder than moving it inside amonolith. Last stated 11 years ago 3 Jun 2015 MF Martin Fowler — holds since 2015-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a growing SaaS product's architecture breaks down, the developers he has seen succeed are the ones who fix it one piece at a time, not the ones who want it rebuilt. — tap to centre the map on it When a growing SaaS product'sarchitecture breaks down, thedevelopers he has seen succeed arethe ones who fix it one piece at atime, not the ones who want itrebuilt. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Dec 2024 BV Ben Vinegar — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Uber's thousands of microservices were not an architectural preference but a survival decision: under that growth only independent, unblocked teams could build fast enough to stay alive. — tap to centre the map on it Uber's thousands of microserviceswere not an architectural preferencebut a survival decision: under thatgrowth only independent, unblockedteams could build fast enough tostay alive. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Microservices pose perhaps the biggest siren song for needlessly complicating your system. — tap to centre the map on it Microservices pose perhaps thebiggest siren song for needlesslycomplicating your system. Last stated 3 years ago 4 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Local-first software will not become the dominant architecture, and that is an acceptable outcome. — tap to centre the map on it Local-first software will not becomethe dominant architecture, and thatis an acceptable outcome. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Jan 2026 NP Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Well-functioning systems succeed through continuous debugging rather than perfect initial design. — tap to centre the map on it Well-functioning systems succeedthrough continuous debugging ratherthan perfect initial design. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Kubernetes won because Docker had already won: it inherited the one container runtime the whole industry had agreed on, instead of shipping another. — tap to centre the map on it Kubernetes won because Docker hadalready won: it inherited the onecontainer runtime the whole industryhad agreed on, instead of shippinganother. Last stated 5 months ago 3 Jun 2026 KH Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with aproduct vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago 5 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it A company should define what greatlooks like for its own role ratherthan borrow another company'sdefinition. 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At the centre Successful microservice systems almost always began as a monolith that grew too big, and systems built as microservices from scratch end up in serious trouble. Last stated 3 Jun 2015 · 11 years ago Holds Martin Fowler Read this korrent →