Why Are Software Engineers Quitting Microservices?

Dave Farley cuts through the hype to explain why many teams are ditching microservices—from hidden operational costs and tangled dependencies to the real-world design pitfalls that crop up once you’ve shipped dozens of tiny services. He shares battle-tested patterns, common mistakes (think over-engineering and runaway complexity) and how to build smarter distributed systems from day one.

Whether you’ve been knee-deep in Spring Boot tutorials or you’re just curious about the future of software architecture, this video lays out what went wrong, lessons learned, and where the industry’s headed next.

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