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The Challenge

Traditional architectures force you to choose between two imperfect options:

Monoliths

Pros: Simple deployment, shared resources
Cons: Hard to scale, technology lock-in

Microservices

Pros: Independent scaling, technology diversity
Cons: Complex deployment, network overhead

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The Tasteful Solution

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🧩 Composable Flavors

Build your application as independent modules that can be deployed together or separately: 
# Deploy as a monolith
app = TastefulApp(flavors=[
    UserFlavor,
    OrderFlavor, 
    PaymentFlavor
])

# Or split into microservices
user_service = TastefulApp(flavors=[UserFlavor])
order_service = TastefulApp(flavors=[OrderFlavor, PaymentFlavor])

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🚀 Start Simple, Scale Smart

  1. Development: Begin with a monolith for fast iteration
  2. Growth: Extract high-traffic flavors as needed
  3. Scale: Independent deployment per flavor

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🔧 Developer Experience

  • Type Safety: Full type hints and validation
  • Auto Documentation: OpenAPI/Swagger generated automatically
  • Dependency Injection: Clean, testable code
  • Hot Reload: Fast development cycles

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Key Benefits

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⚡ Performance

  • No network overhead between co-located flavors
  • Shared memory and database connections
  • Reduced latency for internal communication

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🛠️ Maintainability

  • Shared infrastructure code
  • Consistent patterns across flavors
  • Single codebase with clear boundaries

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🧪 Testing

  • Unit test flavors in isolation
  • Easy integration testing
  • Mock dependencies at service level

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💲 Cost Efficiency

  • Fewer containers to manage
  • Reduced infrastructure complexity
  • Lower resource usage through sharing

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When to Use Tasteful

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✅ Perfect For:

  • Medium to large applications needing modularity
  • Teams wanting microservices benefits without complexity
  • Projects requiring flexible deployment options
  • Migrating from monoliths or microservices

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⚠️ Consider Alternatives:

  • Truly independent services with different languages
  • Services with very different SLAs
  • Simple applications that don’t need modularity

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Real-World Impact

Before (Traditional Microservices):
  • 5+ containers to manage
  • Complex network communication
  • Difficult local development
  • Deployment orchestration overhead
After (Tasteful Flavors):
  • Single application, multiple flavors
  • Direct method calls (no network)
  • Simple local development
  • Flexible deployment options
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