Have you read the awesome essay “Death by a thousand microservices”? I agree with everything said in it. However, I’d like to emphasise that microservices aren’t a problem in itself. Also, I don’t think monoliths are necessarily a better fit most of the time even for smaller products. In fact, personally, I prefer services (intentionally avoiding the “micro”) to a huge monolith in the work setting.

The real problem, I think, is the lack of engineering competence and the lack of “giving a shit” in companies. That’s what creates complex systems nobody can efficiently work on.

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