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Understanding the Differences Between Modularity and Granularity
Wed, 26 April
Many people think modularity and granularity are the same thing, but in fact they are very much different. Modularity is about the breaking apart of systems into smaller deployment units, whereas granularity is about the size of those separate deployment units. In this tech talk Mark describes the drivers for architectural modularity and shows various approaches for breaking apart systems. He then shows how to achieve the right level of granularity for those separate parts by introducing various disintegration drivers and integration drivers that you can use to not only justify service granularity, but also get it right.
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About the speaker
Mark Richards
Founder, DeveloperToArchitect.com
Mark Richards is an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of microservices architectures and other distributed systems in a variety of technologies. He has been in the software industry since 1983 and has significant experience and expertise in application, integration, and enterprise architecture. Mark is the founder of DeveloperToArchitect.com, a free website devoted to helping developers in the journey to becoming a software architect. In addition to hands-on consulting, Mark has authored numerous technical books and videos, including his two latest books Fundamentals of Software Architecture and Software Architecture: The Hard Parts that he co-authored with Neal Ford. Mark has spoken at hundreds of conferences and user groups around the world on a variety of enterprise-related technical topics.
