Rails Monolith Modularisation with CQRS

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Rails Monolith Modularisation with CQRS

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Rails Monolith Modularisation with CQRS

The method of breaking down Rails applications into more manageable modules supported by the CQRS (Command and Query Responsibility Segregation) pattern.

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