Ask HN: How did you name your monolith?

Posted by Ecno92 on Monday June 05, 2023 @09:35AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Naming microservices is easy. The thing that handles account stuff becomes the account service!

However the monolith does many things. It may serve frontend and backend. Maybe even some AI, or the scripts of the colleague from finance.

So how did you name your monolith?

I often settle for company name + platform.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you name your monolith? by jaguar75 on Monday June 05, 2023 @09:47AM (#36196141)

In the early days it’s ok to not worry about the difference between company name & product. But as you develop many products it may make sense to have company & product names be distinct. It depends on product positioning and branding goals. Theres no “best” approach here.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you name your monolith? by smt88 on Monday June 05, 2023 @09:50AM (#36196184)

[Company Name].Core

Spending any more than 5 seconds on naming your core system is a waste of time/energy. If it ever needs a distinct name, it can be renamed. But that only ever happens in very complex operations, and even then it's rare.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you name your monolith? by steve_gh on Monday June 05, 2023 @09:50AM (#36196187)

All my monoliths are named after mountains. Dru, verte, argentera, tacul amongst others.

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