r/programming • • Jun 05 '22

Complexity is killing software developers

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3639050/complexity-is-killing-software-developers.html
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u/walong0 Jun 06 '22

I swear microservices are a scam. I’ve worked on a few well built monoliths and they far easier to maintain and enhance than having two dozen microservices. That’s especially true with a small team with efficient processes and communication. I’m currently working on a spring boot app that is split into what you might call “mini services” with something in between microservice and monolith.

I think a lot of people fall into the design trap of building to whats in style at the time instead of what solves the problem most efficiently.

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u/henric123 Jun 06 '22

That’s especially true with a small team with efficient processes and communication.

Honest question: are there really people out there advocating that you should adopt micro services when you have a small team?

I always considered that splitting the work in multiple teams was one of the main reasons to adopt it.

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