Stack Overflow is a cacheless, 9-server on-prem monolith
Even though I love their simplicity as an example of how to be pragmatic and not over-engineer, do remember that they’ve tuned their code to the point that they built an ORM that is one of the fastest in the NET world. I used it and it was awesomely lightweight.It’s as much an example of how far world class talent can go, as it is about doing more with less.