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6 articles tagged #Microservices.
P.01Queues, pub/sub, and event streaming all move messages between services, but they answer different questions about delivery, replay, and who's allowed to read what. Here's the decision framework and where each one breaks down.
P.02Writing to your database and publishing an event are two separate operations, and a crash between them silently loses data. The transactional outbox pattern closes that gap. Here's how it works and how to implement it.
P.03A single GraphQL schema works until multiple teams own different parts of your data. Here's what federation actually solves, how Apollo Federation composes subgraphs, and when the added complexity is worth it.
P.04When a business transaction spans multiple services, you can't wrap it in one database transaction anymore. The saga pattern solves this with a chain of local transactions and compensating actions. Here's how it works and when it earns its complexity.
P.05Service meshes promise secure, observable microservice communication. But most teams that adopt one do so before they need it. Here is how to decide, and what each option actually costs you.
P.06Everyone says go cloud-native. But what does that actually mean in 2026? We break down microservices, serverless, and containers — and why most teams should start simpler than they think.