Event-Driven Microservices, the Sense, the Non-sense and a Way Forward

Microservices, and especially their Event-Driven variants, are at the very peak of the hypecycle and, according to some, on their way down. Meanwhile, a large number of success stories and failures have been shared about this architectural style. How do we ensure that we don't throw away the baby with the bath water and end up re-inventing the same concepts again a decade from now? **What will the audience learn from this talk?**<br> In this talk, I want to zoom in on different aspects around microservices. What are the promises made and how did it deliver on those? How did technology surrounding microservices evolve and impact our decisions? Lastly, I will look forward. How can we be pragmatic about microservices, avoiding some of the common pitfalls and helping ensure ourselves that we get the promised benefits, but without the pain. **Does it feature code examples and/or live coding?**<br> n/a **Prerequisite attendee experience level:** <br> [Level 200](https://gotoams.nl/2019/pages/experience-level)