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Discover how to break down an 18-year-old monolithic software system in this 47-minute conference talk from Devoxx Poland 2019. Learn from Andreas Bräu's experience at idealo.de, where they tackled the challenge of modernizing a large, complex codebase that had grown since 2000. Explore the journey of transforming a centralized system with a single database into self-contained, independent services. Gain insights into the decision-making process, implementation steps, and technologies used to achieve goals such as creating lightweight services, enabling continuous deployments, and fostering team ownership. Understand the cultural changes required and the benefits of moving from a monolithic architecture to a more modular, maintainable system. Whether you're facing similar challenges or interested in software architecture evolution, this talk provides valuable lessons and practical strategies for breaking down legacy monoliths.
