World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

The Lifehacker's Guide to Software Architecture

Julian Lang reveals an uncomfortable truth: every software architecture decision introduces pain. Stop chasing silver bullets and learn to master microservice decoupling, asynchronous messaging, and systemic failure.

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Balancing architectural trade-offs without silver bullets

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