> (...) like using microservices on a system that gets 1k users a day.
This sort of specious reasoning just shows how pervasive is the fundamental misunderstanding of the whole point of microservices. Microservices solve organizational problems, and their advantages in scaling and reliability only show up as either nice-to-haves or as distant seconds.
Microservices can an do make sense even if you have 10 users making a hand full of requests, if those services are owned and maintained by distinct groups.
This sort of specious reasoning just shows how pervasive is the fundamental misunderstanding of the whole point of microservices. Microservices solve organizational problems, and their advantages in scaling and reliability only show up as either nice-to-haves or as distant seconds.
Microservices can an do make sense even if you have 10 users making a hand full of requests, if those services are owned and maintained by distinct groups.