Why is there no simpler version of the reference application?

[mrukas]

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I know that it is not easy to maintain multiple versions of a reference application, but why is there no simpler version? I get the idea that you probably wanted to display the possibilities of an advanced version and if someone needs a simpler one he/she can strip it down to a simpler use case.

But previously there existed a monolitic version of the app that probably suited 90% of applications that someone would built with it. Microservices do not make monolitic apps obsolete, right? In my opinion the current version is overly complicated for simple use cases, which probably 95% of the apps are, people are starting with. The current version makes it look as if all new apps should be built with a microservice approach, multiple datastores and a service bus behind it.

I really appreciate the effort all contributers make and I am glad that something like this exists.

Are there any plans on creating a version for simpler use cases, like small apps that do not need a microservice approach.

[ardalis]

The original eShopOnWeb project was moved in 2024 to a community-supported sample. The original repo under dotnet-architecture was just updated to reflect this (thanks @jamesmontemagno !). You'll find the new sample here:

https://github.com/nimblepros/eshoponweb

It's currently on .NET 9 and has aspire support but is otherwise still pretty simple. It does include some APIs as well as server-rendered pages and a Blazor WebAssembly admin tool. New issues and PRs are welcome, too.