Hey everyone! I’m new here and wanted to share something about our company’s tech setup. We decided to go with microservices for our backend. It’s pretty cool but also kinda complicated.
I was wondering if anyone else has experience with this? What made you choose microservices over a monolithic structure? Did you run into any big challenges when setting it up?
I’m really curious to hear about other people’s experiences. Thanks in advance for any insights!
hey there flyingeagle! we actually went thru the same thing at my company. microservices were great for scaling but man, the complexity hit us hard. communication between services was a real headache. took us a while to get it right. but now its pretty smooth. u gotta have a solid plan tho!
hey flyingeagle! microservices are pretty interestin, right? i’m curious, what made u guys decide on em? did u consider other options? i’ve heard they can be tricky to set up - any specific challenges you’ve run into so far? woud love to hear more about ur experience!
I’ve been through the microservices journey at my previous company, and it’s quite an adventure. We chose microservices primarily for scalability and team autonomy. Each team could own their service end-to-end, which boosted productivity. However, the complexity of inter-service communication was a significant challenge. We had to invest heavily in robust API gateways and service discovery mechanisms. Monitoring and debugging also became more intricate – distributed tracing tools were lifesavers. Despite the hurdles, the flexibility in scaling and deploying individual services independently made it worthwhile for our growing platform. It’s crucial to have a solid DevOps foundation and clear service boundaries before diving in.