The Distributed Monolith Trap (And How to Escape It)
From NO SILVER BULLET by Three Dots Labs
January 28, 2026 · 39 min · Season 2 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of splitting software and the misconceptions surrounding microservices.
Episode notes: https://threedots.tech/episode/the-distributed-monolith-trap/ We talk about splitting software: when to do it, how to avoid common pitfalls, and why microservices aren’t always the answer. We share stories from past projects where we jumped on the microservices hype train without thinking through the real problems we were trying to solve. The key insight is that splitting software is more about organizing teams and maintaining good boundaries than about technology.
Topics covered
- software splitting
- microservices
- team organization
- technology pitfalls
Keywords
- distributed monolith
- software architecture
- project management
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Distributed Monolith Trap
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