> Just out of curiosity, what alternatives are there to avoid API dependencies? Very important how the boundaries a drawn. Generally, the more fragmented the m

> Just out of curiosity, what alternatives are there to avoid API dependencies? Very important how the boundaries a drawn. Generally, the more fragmented the micro-services the more API dependencies. Also, look at the Bounded Context concept. https://martinfowler.com/bliki/BoundedContext.html https://martinfowler.com/bliki/BoundedContext.html And Conway's Law certainly plays a role. http://www.melconway.com/Home/Conways_Law.html http://www.melconway.com/Home/Conways_Law.html > At some level, is it really possible to have a truly decoupled system? You cannot avoid all the API dependencies, but you can reduced their number.