Refactoring
From Monolith to Modular: A Refactor Story
Walhallah
9 min read
A surgical plan for safe, incremental decoupling.
#strangler#adapters#shadow-traffic#risk
The safest refactors begin with contracts. Freeze the surface, add adapters, and introduce new modules behind feature flags. Shadow traffic and compare results before cutover. Keep rollback plans and visibility into error budgets.
Refactoring is less about code and more about risk reduction. Done well, it unlocks velocity for years.
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Category:Refactoring
Read time:9 minutes
Author:Walhallah
Published:Oct 2025
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