Software architecture is a blueprint for how you should structure your system. You can follow this blueprint strictly, or you can give yourself varying levels of freedom. But when deadlines are tight, and you start cutting corners, that beautiful software architecture you built crumbles like a house of cards. How can you enforce your software architecture? By writing architecture tests. Architecture tests are automated tests that verify the structure and design of your code. You can use them ...| www.milanjovanovic.tech
Modular monoliths are becoming more popular in the software engineering community. The allure of Microservices is becoming less compelling. We also have seasoned veterans of our industry saying you should reconsider: > You shouldn't start a new project with microservices, even if you're sure your application will be big enough to make it worthwhile. — Martin Fowler Modular monoliths give you the logical architecture of Microservices without the operational complexity. You can safely determi...| www.milanjovanovic.tech
Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a popular ORM in .NET that allows you to work with SQL databases. EF Core uses a DbContext, which represents a session with the database and is responsible for tracking changes, performing database operations, and managing database connections. It's common to have only one DbContext for the entire application. But what if you need to have multiple DbContexts? In this week's newsletter we're going to explore: - When you may want to use multiple DbContexts - H...| www.milanjovanovic.tech
