Re:Facts every web dev should know before they burn out and ...
by urthor on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:48AM
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Monorepos don't make it harder.
Everything in software is about dependencies, and monorepos are playing double or nothing with dependencies.
The issue with Monorepos is that they can amplify bad decisions and tech debt. Any bad decisions are magnified across the organization. But they definitely don't make it easier or harder to make that initial bad decision.
The upside is that dependencies are just there and not hidden behind interfaces.
The downside is that a bad dependency cannot be abstracted behind a micro-service interface. Once it's out in the wild it can do crazy things.
Everything in software is about dependencies, and monorepos are playing double or nothing with dependencies.
The issue with Monorepos is that they can amplify bad decisions and tech debt. Any bad decisions are magnified across the organization. But they definitely don't make it easier or harder to make that initial bad decision.
The upside is that dependencies are just there and not hidden behind interfaces.
The downside is that a bad dependency cannot be abstracted behind a micro-service interface. Once it's out in the wild it can do crazy things.