What is MACH architecture?
Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless. A set of principles for building systems out of replaceable parts rather than one large platform.
In one sentence
Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless.
Why it matters to a business
The point is being able to change one thing without a replatform. That is what a monolith takes away and what it costs you every time the market moves.
Real examples
- commercetools
- Contentstack
- Netlify
- Algolia
Composable vs MACH
MACH is a specific set of four principles: microservices, API-first, cloud-native, headless. Composable is the broader idea of assembling replaceable parts. Every MACH system is composable. Not every composable system is MACH.
What is composable architecture?
Every term here was explained to us once, too. Asking is how you learn it.
MACH, in questions
The same answer, in the shape people ask it.
What is MACH architecture?
Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless. A set of principles for building systems out of replaceable parts rather than one large platform.
Why does MACH matter to a business?
The point is being able to change one thing without a replatform. That is what a monolith takes away and what it costs you every time the market moves.
What are examples of MACH?
commercetools, Contentstack, Netlify, Algolia.
Composable vs MACH: what is the difference?
MACH is a specific set of four principles: microservices, API-first, cloud-native, headless. Composable is the broader idea of assembling replaceable parts. Every MACH system is composable. Not every composable system is MACH.
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