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# CQRS and Event Sourcing without the pixie dust

Microservices aren't magic. An event bus alone just creates a distributed ball of mud. Learn how true CQRS and event sourcing achieve genuine architectural modularity.

- **Speakers:** Allard Buijze
- **Event:** World Congress 2021
- **Published:** June 29, 2021
- **Duration:** 43:27
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/163-cqrs-and-event-sourcing-without-the-pixie-dust
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