MONOLITH FIRST

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

A "monolith-first" strategy is better for building new applications, even if microservices are anticipated later. Starting with a monolith is more practical and less risky than starting with microservices due to the significant overhead associated with managing a distributed system. Also, it's hard to define stable service boundaries upfront, making a monolith a better platform for experimentation and refining boundaries before moving to a microservices architecture.