In this article Jimmy Nilsson describes an architectural style that he has observed slowly growing in popularity over the last few years, a style that he calls Chunk Cloud Computing.
Read: Chunk Cloud Computing
Nilsson summarizes the style like this:
Before: Focus on layering
Now: More focus on partitioningBefore: Focus on loose coupling
Now: A balance (include high cohesion)Before: Huge teams
Now: Extremely small teamsBefore: Integration database
Now: Application databases
Nilsson’s article is a review of this decade’s trends in software architecture, the lessons learned and a conclusion on the current status.