Modules vs Microservices

https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/modules-vs-microservices
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/61f13z/modules_vs_microservices/

Excerpt:

Much has been said about moving from monoliths to microservices. Besides rolling off the tongue nicely, it also seems like a no-brainer to chop up a monolith into microservices. But is this approach really the best choice for your organization? It’s true that there are many drawbacks to maintaining a messy monolithic application. But there is a compelling alternative which is often overlooked: modular application development. In this article, we'll explore what this alternative entails and show how it relates to building microservices.