Week 5: Architectural Design

One Big App vs. Many Small APIs – Which Is Better?

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One Big App vs. Many Small APIs – Which Is Better?

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Some companies build one giant system (monolith), while others split everything into tiny APIs (microservices). Which approach do you think is better? Why?

Discussion Prompts:

Example: "Netflix uses microservices so different teams can work independently and deploy faster. But for a small startup, a monolith might be simpler to build and maintain initially!"

Share your opinion below & reply to two comments. Let's debate!

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