The Real Truth About Event-Driven Architecture

Event-driven systems promise loose coupling and infinite scalability, but as this video breaks down, it’s not all sunshine. You’ll learn why temporal vs. design-time coupling really matters, how chasing scalability can simply shift your bottlenecks elsewhere, and why stitching together complex workflows across services is often a red flag rather than a clever design.

Beyond the hype, there’s a deep dive into event ordering challenges and crafting sensible service boundaries that keep your architecture maintainable. Think of it as setting the record straight on what EDA can—and can’t—do for your system.

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