https://sleeplesshacker.com/tags/architecture/ Recent content in Architecture on Sleepless Hacker Hugo en-US Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:53:44 -0600 https://sleeplesshacker.com/articles/microservices-are-not-for-you/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:53:44 -0600 https://sleeplesshacker.com/articles/microservices-are-not-for-you/ <p>Microservices are one of those concepts in webdev that has gained a life all its own, and is now considered a best practice by the industry, the preferred way to build new apps. In my experience, this is especially true for NodeJS developers, but it&rsquo;s definitely not limited to them.</p> <p>I disagree with this position.</p> <h2 id="what-is-a-microservice">What is a Microservice?</h2> <p>To keep things simple, we&rsquo;re going to use a simple definition of microservice:</p>