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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 9, 2026 • Session details

The New Shiny Syndrome: How to Avoid Tech Hype Traps

Josip Stuhli

Stop falling for the new shiny syndrome. Discover how to handle three million requests per second by ditching microservices hype and embracing delightfully boring architecture.

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#1 about 2 min

Understanding system scale and tech hype traps

How operating a sports application with millions of concurrent users exposes the pitfalls of blindly chasing new technologies.

#2 about 6 min

Choosing relational databases over NoSQL for most workloads

Why abandoning schema-less NoSQL storage for tuned PostgreSQL with connection pooling restores performance and structural consistency.

#3 about 7 min

The hidden operational costs of microservices architecture

How arbitrarily dividing backend components into microservices fragments databases and creates complex debugging dependencies for smaller teams.

#4 about 4 min

Building scalable backends with a modular monolith

Why combining a modular monolithic codebase with asynchronous background job workers solves scaling bottlenecks without microservice overhead.

#5 about 5 min

Managing the complexity of bare metal Kubernetes deployments

How self-hosting Kubernetes on bare metal introduces critical learning curves and dangerous operational risks alongside its orchestration benefits.

#6 about 3 min

Evaluating the high financial costs of cloud computing

Why migrating intensive traffic workloads from fully managed clouds to on-premise hardware drastically slashes monthly infrastructure spending.

#7 about 3 min

Controlling billing spikes in serverless and AI adoption

How dynamically auto-scaling serverless database instances and experimental generative AI loops can trigger uncontrolled cloud billing spikes.

#8 about 2 min

Replacing complex Kafka deployments with NATS

How embracing lightweight, single-binary alternatives like NATS maintains high-performance pub/sub messaging while dodging overwhelming Kafka configurations.

#9 about 4 min

Prioritizing simplicity over technology hype cycles

Why keeping technological architecture persistently simple delays unnecessary abstraction debt and redirects software engineering focus toward generating business value.

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Managing high-traffic infrastructure without chasing technology hype

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Modern application stacks and real-time data requirements

Tim Faulkes · LIVE

7:33 min

Debunking common cloud-native application architecture myths

Jens Eickmeyer · LIVE

1:58 min

Historical examples of hype in software architecture

Szymon Chmal Szymon Chmal · WWC 2024

1:57 min

Evaluating the hidden costs and false promises of microservices

Josip Stuhli Josip Stuhli · Coffee With Developers

5:05 min

Exploring hybrid models, monoliths, and serverless computing

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