Book: Micro Frontends in Action
Micro Frontends in Action is Michael Geer's 2020 book. It is a practical guide to implementing micro frontends, an approach that brings the microservices concept to the front end. The book provides a way to split monolithic frontend applications into smaller, more independent pieces, making large-scale web applications theoretically more maintainable and scalable.
Dead Horse Theory in Software Projects
"When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount."
Data as Code: An Alternative to Storing Static and Semi-static Data in Databases
We often unquestioningly follow the mantra: "Put everything in the (relational) database." But what happens when your application grows to hundreds or even thousands of tables, many containing just a handful of static or rarely-changing entries? Suddenly, your database looks like an unorganized closet, not an efficient data store.