Interview with Sam Newman about Microservices

• https://youtu.be/MhmdGiOmUqU

Main takeaways:

What is a microservice?

Independently deployable services that work together.

Should we start a brand new project with microservices?

Do not start with microservices. You don't firming understanding of what the problem domain is.

What type of organizations will get the most out of microservices?

Microservices enables the delegation of decision making into teams. It's a way to distribute responsibility.

If your organization has a centralized control mindset, microservices architecture is unlikely to deliver a lot of benefits to you. In fact it can make life a lot harder.

For organizations that have a desire to share responsibilities with their team are the ones that are going to get the most out of microservice architecture?