Coffee With Developers • Mar 4, 2026

Event-Driven Microservices: Patterns and Practices - Lutz Heunkhen

Lutz Heunkhen

Lutz Heunkhen argues your microservices are likely just a fragile distributed monolith. Discover the foundational event-driven patterns needed to achieve true runtime decoupling and build resilient systems.

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#1 about 2 min

Transitioning from software engineer to fractional engineering management

Scaling software engineering teams from scratch requires structured talent acquisition and architectural guidance.

#2 about 3 min

Managing complex entertainment networking systems on cruise ships

Delivering reliable hospitality and streaming services at sea highlights the vital need for fault-tolerant infrastructure.

#3 about 2 min

Designing an interactive technical architecture masterclass without coding

Language-agnostic design exercises and architectural quizzes replace fragile live coding setups for smoother group cohort learning.

#4 about 5 min

Evaluating microservices as an organizational pattern over technology

Asynchronous communication prevents cascading failures when scaling teams requires moving away from modular monoliths.

#5 about 2 min

Addressing unlearned principles in event-driven architecture adoption

Successful implementation across industries relies more on revisiting core decoupling principles than adopting specific new tooling.

#6 about 4 min

Identifying ambiguous terminology and avoiding vendor technical overselling

Distinguishing true event-driven patterns from mere message broker usage protects systems from unnecessarily complex vendor integrations.

#7 about 3 min

Building software architecture skills through practical learning resources

Curated reading lists guide developers stepping beyond standard implementation roles into foundational system design thought processes.

#8 about 4 min

Maximizing technical conference value through deep learning workshops

Specialized full-day sessions provide focused peer networking and comprehensive design discussions unattainable in short presentation tracks.

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Tracing the evolution of modern microservices architecture

David Leitner · World Congress 2022

2:08 min

Introducing beneficial architectural patterns like event sourcing

Stefan Priebsch · World Congress 2021

5:00 min

Navigating complexity and anti-patterns in modern software architecture

Mihaela-Roxana Ghidersa · LIVE

6:47 min

Designing an event-based microservices architecture

Martin Nader · LIVE

3:09 min

Summarizing Python frameworks advantages and future event streams

Bobur Umurzokov · LIVE

4:07 min

Building disciplined domain models for event-driven systems

Allard Buijze · World Congress 2021

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September 25, 2026 · 12:55–13:25

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Replay-Safe Architecture: Building Event-Driven Systems That Can Recover With Confidence

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September 24, 2026 · 16:10–16:40

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Sandboxing the Swarm: Building Secure, Serverless AI Agents with Wasm

Lena Hall, Thorsten Hans

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