Model Mitosis: No More Confusing Microservices with Monoliths

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Explains how to decide between a monolithic application and microservices by focusing on the data and domain model. Covers causes of improper splits (model mitosis), consequences for coupling and maintainability, and practical guidelines to identify bounded contexts and when to keep a single deployable monolith versus split into services.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:00MVP user frustration
3. 4:28Big Ball of Mud vs microservices
4. 7:16Model tension
5. 11:25Decoupling and duplication
6. 13:10Domain Driven Design
7. 15:18Domain separation
8. 18:27Model specialization
9. 21:15Anticorruption layer
10. 27:16Dependencies and translation
11. 31:07Tax calculation
12. 37:07Production bug
13. 39:12Schedule invariant
14. 41:18Microservices and business needs
15. 44:23Money pattern and context map
16. 45:51Q&A

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