Hello all you nice folks on HN. Original author of the article here. A few things I'd like to add, since this is essentially what feedback I get every time this has made the rounds:
1. I don't think microservices are bad, or that they don't work. Quite the contrary. My argument is simply that there is a lot of additional complexity in using this approach to your architecture, and to consider if you're able to handle that before diving in.
2. This was adapted from a lightning talk I gave almost 2 years ago, and is almost by-design light on hard details or deep dives. It was meant to just introduce the problems by talking about fallacies (which many think are strawmen, but they're arguments that i've heard from people in my own discussions on the subject).
3. Even if you disagree with my points, I appreciate folks taking the time to read and provide feedback.
1. I don't think microservices are bad, or that they don't work. Quite the contrary. My argument is simply that there is a lot of additional complexity in using this approach to your architecture, and to consider if you're able to handle that before diving in.
2. This was adapted from a lightning talk I gave almost 2 years ago, and is almost by-design light on hard details or deep dives. It was meant to just introduce the problems by talking about fallacies (which many think are strawmen, but they're arguments that i've heard from people in my own discussions on the subject).
3. Even if you disagree with my points, I appreciate folks taking the time to read and provide feedback.
Thanks!