As someone working with this setup right now, coming from what is fondly referred to around here as the God-Monolith of our 1.0 version, I couldn't disagree more....
But as always, this is an artform, writing and designing, not laying down pavement.
There's no "right" way, and any blanket statement about anything is false.
Don't use microservices where they don't make sense, make educated decisions, and choose the best option for your situation.
It made sense in our situation, because all our services have very very very specific rules and boundaries and there's no overlap anywhere.
But as always, this is an artform, writing and designing, not laying down pavement.
There's no "right" way, and any blanket statement about anything is false.
Don't use microservices where they don't make sense, make educated decisions, and choose the best option for your situation.
It made sense in our situation, because all our services have very very very specific rules and boundaries and there's no overlap anywhere.