The Real Truth About Event-Driven Architecture
Event-driven systems do deliver loose coupling, but only in time—not at design-time—so your services can still be deeply intertwined under the hood. Pushing workloads to the edges may help with scalability, but it often just shifts or even amplifies bottlenecks. And beware: splicing complex multi-service workflows together is usually a design smell waiting to bite you back.
At its core, the secret sauce lies in sensible boundaries and solid event ordering. By understanding where coupling really happens and treating workflow orchestration as a red flag, you’ll keep your architecture both resilient and maintainable—no magical event bus required.
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