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We need base services and not just microservices
twitterlinkedinHi there, I'm Yves. I left Google recently after almost 10 years there as a site reliability engineer. This is part of a series of articles about base services and how they can speed up the development of software. I wrote recently about how the monolith slows down teams with more than 20 or so developers and why many companies are...
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When should you create new microservices?
twitterlinkedin To move fast, software development teams should use small independently-released microservices. But how small should they be? Microservices are somewhat like camping: the first time you do it, there is a lot of uncertainty and stress. What should you bring in your backpack? You end up overthinking it and bringing many things you...
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Why are so many companies stuck with the software monolith?
twitterlinkedinIn my last article, we covered how the software monolith is the result of a successful software project that delivers good results, causing it to receive more development attention until it becomes too large. It can be frustrating for a large team to work in the same code base Because there are dozens of engineers adding code and...
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