<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Sebastian Procek</title><description>Notes on backend engineering, software architecture, DDD, distributed systems, and regulated fintech.</description><link>https://procek.net/</link><item><title>Building a Modular Monolith Before You Reach for Microservices</title><link>https://procek.net/blog/building-a-modular-monolith/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://procek.net/blog/building-a-modular-monolith/</guid><description>Why a well-bounded modular monolith is often the right first step toward a service-based architecture — and how DDD boundaries make the later split cheap.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>architecture</category><category>ddd</category><category>modular-monolith</category></item></channel></rss>