Strangler Pattern: Monolith to Modern Composable Commerce

Martin Fowler coined the term “Strangler Fig Application”, which was subsequently shortened and popularized as Strangler Pattern. This deployment pattern has become very popular with the recent uptick in adoption of microservices-based architecture. For businesses looking to stay digitally competitive and meet consumer demands, the flexibility and freedom gained from leveraging microservices is a must, but it can be a daunting transition for those with legacy systems.

The strangler pattern enables development teams to deprecate existing legacy systems piece-by-piece, while slowly adding in new code and functionality, eventually replacing the old with the new. This ebook describes different strategies for applying the strangler pattern when moving from a monolith to a modular commerce approach.

In this ebook, we'll cover:

• The current commerce landscape and the rise of composable commerce
• Why the strangler pattern reduces the risk of adopting composable commerce
• A deep-dive into Strangler Pattern specifics
• How Elastic Path can help your business adopt this approach