[Almaviva]

I think words are very powerful, in particular "microservices" vs "monolith". By accepting those words, we imply the conclusion: microservices sound sexy and lean and elegant - who can argue with separation of concerns? And a monolith is a big unchangeable rock.

I think we need a better word for apps that are single tight self-contained systems than "monolith". You can design elegant interfaces, and avoid creating a sloppy mess, with function calls or objects too.