Do you know how the microservices were "invented"?
Back in 2011, a group of engineers was on a workshop in Castle Brando. They discussed software engineering problems and they felt tired with large monoliths, slow releases, and heavyweight tooling.
Then they came up with the idea:
Maybe the problem is the size. Maybe if we built lots of smaller things instead that might help.
This is the part of the story that is shared in The Magic of Small Things talk by James Lewis.
In the video James shares his memories of how the idea was born, how it was populated in the community, became an industry trend and how this new concept introduced new challenges.
The talk gives you a clear look at the real reasons of this architectural pattern, its drawbacks and important characteristics without all that hype around.
For me it's a good reminder that every trend starts with an attempt to solve a real problem. And sometimes the initial problem is lost during the time, but produced a set of new problems.
So make decisions based on your actual needs.
Good video to check during the weekend 😎
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