What is Monolith?
An application where all features are built and deployed as a single unit
Why It Matters
Monoliths are simpler to develop and deploy initially, making them great for startups and smaller projects
Real-World Example
A single codebase that handles everything from user login to checkout to email notifications
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Related Terms
Microservices
An architecture where an application is built as many small, independent services that work together
Static Site
A website with pre-built pages that are the same for every visitor
SSR (Server-Side Rendering)
Generating web pages on the server for each request, then sending complete HTML to the browser
SSG (Static Site Generation)
Building all pages at deploy time rather than on each request
ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration)
Updating static pages in the background without rebuilding your entire site
SaaS
Software as a Service - applications you access online and pay for through subscriptions