47 Microservices… for 2 Requests Per Second?!

Imagine chopping a barely-sweating monolith that only serves about 2 requests per second into 47 microservices—yep, that’s the hotly-debated saga on r/softwarearchitecture. A lead architect is championing a big microservice overhaul, while many devs wonder if this is about genuine scaling needs or just architecture for architecture’s sake.

The discussion dives into perspective (0:00), organizational boundaries (3:20), scaling a monolith vs. microservices (5:39) and whether the extra ops complexity is worth the “value” (6:39). At its core, it’s a debate about real-world needs, team alignment, and avoiding needless complexity.

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