Blue Blazes

Trailhead Technology Partners

Just like obstacles blocking a hiking trail, barriers in the path to a successful software project can be frustrating. When you encounter one, it helps to take a trail marked with blue blazes to go around the problem, get back on course, and keep moving forward.

Categories: Technology

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In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower chats with Steve Smith about the modular monolith, an architecture that delivers microservices‑style modularity within a single in‑process deployment. The conversation covers designing modules, leveraging in‑memory messaging for event‑driven workflows, and choosing between vertical‑slice and clean architecture patterns.

Guest Bio:

Steve Smith, or "ardalis" as he is known online, is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. He's a Microsoft MVP, a frequent speaker at developer conferences, an author, and a trainer who has published courses on Pluralsight and Dometrain covering DDD, SOLID, design patterns, and software architecture. Steve works with clients through his company, NimblePros. They help teams that want to avoid the trap of technical debt to deliver better software faster.