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One model doesn’t fit all

Adam Keys Code January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 0 Minutes

There are two kinds of developers in the world:

  • those who realize data models aren’t monolithic and use business boundaries to their advantage
  • those struggling with monolithic data models

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Published January 22, 2016January 22, 2016

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