New article "On the current trend away from microservices..."

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+title: 'On the current trend away from Microservices...'
+description: Microservices vs. Monolith... and other industry trends. Should you follow the trend?
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+tags:
+  - Software Architecture
+categories:
+  - Software Architecture
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+<figure>
+	<img src="{{ site.url }}/images/hacker-news-build-the-modular-monolith.png">
+    <figcaption>Top trending article on Hacker News of <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33585104">Build the modular monolith first</a></figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+Over the past several months, you seldom go a few weeks without seeing a top HackerNews article pulling us back towards building monoliths instead of building with microservices. Reading the comments, it's clear people are frustrated with their microservices architecture.
+
+Possible reasons for their frustration:
+
+* Microservices are complex
+* They chose microservices architecture when they didn't need to and would have benefited from a simpler architecture
+* They like to complain (who doesn't like to vent a little?)
+
+Those reasons aside, this is a reoccurring theme in web development: we tend to all swing from one extreme (microservices for everything!) to another (monoliths for everything!).
+
+Maybe there is a better way?
+
+I present to you:
+
+> Build the appropriate architecture for your business requirements
+
+Sometimes... you should probably build a [majestic monolith](https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-majestic-monolith/).
+Sometimes... you should probably develop your system using distributed computing.
+
+If you're looking for established methodologies for helping elicit requirements from people in the business, I'd recommend:
+
+- [Software Engineering Institute: Attribute Driven Design](https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?assetid=484077)
+- [Martin Fowler's Architecture Guide](https://martinfowler.com/architecture/)
+- Familiarizing yourself with various architecture patterns and understanding the pros/cons of each
+  - [Arcitura Patterns](https://patterns.arcitura.com/)
+  - [Microservices Patterns](https://microservices.io/)
+
+## Relevant Additional Reading
+
+I do applaud the general pull away from microservices but I'd recommend the following articles for a bit more varied reading than the one that was cited in Hacker News:
+
+[Monolith First - Martin Fowler](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/MonolithFirst.html)
+[Don't start with a monolith - Stefan Tilkov](https://martinfowler.com/articles/dont-start-monolith.html)
+[Microservices and the First Law of Distributed Objects - Martin Fowler](https://martinfowler.com/articles/distributed-objects-microservices.html)
+[The False Dichotomy of Monoliths and Microservices - Jimmy Bogard](https://jimmybogard.com/the-false-dichotomy-of-monoliths-and-microservices/)
+[Errant Architectures - Martin Fowler](https://www.drdobbs.com/errant-architectures/184414966)
+[History of web-focused distributed computing](https://kriha.de/docs/lectures/distributedsystems/services/services.pdf)