Vertical Slices in software architecture are pictured right now as the best thing since sliced bread. I won’t try to hide that, like it. I've written about CQRS and Vertical Slices over the years - how to slice the codebase effectively, shown examples, and explained why generic doesn't mean simple, yet…I still get questions about Vertical Slices Architecture (VSA). After a recent Discord discussion, I want to share some additional thoughts on how I see Vertical Slices Architecture, how it relates to CQRS, what different slicing strategies are, and (of course) the tradeoffs.