The Real Truth About Event-Driven Architecture

Event-Driven Architecture is often sold as the silver bullet for loose coupling and infinite scale, but there’s more nuance to it. This take tears down common myths—showing how temporal coupling still haunts you even if services aren’t linked at compile time, why cranking up instances can simply relocate your bottleneck, and how cobbling together complex, cross-service workflows is a major design smell.

On top of that, you get the scoop on event ordering and practical tips for carving sensible boundaries so your event-driven system doesn’t turn into spaghetti. If you’re curious about what’s actually “good,” “bad,” or just hype in EDA, this rundown cuts through the marketing fluff.

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