47 Microservices… for 2 Requests Per Second?!
A lead architect is itching to slice a perfectly stable monolith into a whopping 47 microservices—even though the app barely breaks 2 requests per second. This reddit-fueled debate pits developer pragmatism against architectural zeal: is it really about handling more traffic, or is there a hidden agenda (like career CV-padding or organizational politics)?
The video dives into performance perspective, organizational scale, strategies for scaling a monolith versus microservices, and ultimately asks: what’s the real value here? Check out the r/softwarearchitecture thread for all the spicy opinions.
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