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Let's rewrite the microservices wiki as bit: "A microdata architecture – a variant of the data-oriented architecture structural style – arranges data as a coll
by RandyRanderson 4y ago
Let's rewrite the microservices wiki as bit:
"A microdata architecture – a variant of the data-oriented architecture structural style – arranges data as a collection of loosely-coupled data. In a microdata architecture, data are fine-grained and the relations are lightweight."
Likely most experienced data architects are now laughing at what a dumb idea the above is. That's the same reaction I had when I first heard of microservices - "that's obviously a bad idea; ppl aren't that dumb", I thought.
- travisgriggs 4y agoBut big monoliths/spaghetti balls of code aren’t great either, you’d agree with that? It seems like we don’t have the ability to do “all things in moderation” as an industry very well. We’re in constant search of The Silver Bullet, that if we just apply it, will… buy the world a coke and live in perfect harmonies or something. And we go through the cycle again and again and again.