Re:Monoliths Are the Future
by cellularmitosis on Thursday January 30, 2020 @10:15PM
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"That's no different than changing your API specification"
This is a great point. The way to make backward-compatible changes to an API is by adding additional (JSON) keys, not changing / removing keys. The same approach works for a DB -- adding a new column doesn't break existing reporting queries.
This is a great point. The way to make backward-compatible changes to an API is by adding additional (JSON) keys, not changing / removing keys. The same approach works for a DB -- adding a new column doesn't break existing reporting queries.