thinnest viable platform

1 of our books defines this term.

a careful balance between keeping the platform small and ensuring that the platform is helping to accelerate and simplify software delivery for teams building on the platform.

— Team Topologies, First Edition

See also Platform · application monolith · application programming interface (API) · bounded context · Conway's Law · domain complexity

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