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How to seed a new Microservice with data?

You’re ready to deploy a new service but need to seed it with data from other services. How do you do that? I’ll cover various solutions to this common problem I often ask about. Stick around because I will challenge you to comment to provide use cases and why I don’t think it should be that common. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Local Cache Often, people want to seed a new service with data from another service because they’re keeping a local cache… Read More »How to seed a new Microservice with data?

HELP! My system is a spaghetti code mess.

If you’re frustrated working in a large spaghetti code system that’s hard to change and easy to introduce bugs, you’ve probably wanted to rewrite everything from scratch. The reality is that’s not likely going to happen. However, here’s how you can think about untangling the spaghetti code mess in smaller chunks one at a time, making it more manageable. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Spaghetti code People often refer to a spaghetti code when It has a lot of concerns intertwined, and because… Read More »HELP! My system is a spaghetti code mess.

How I became a software architect… (or not)

How did I get involved in software architecture & design? Do I think of myself as a software architect? Here are some insights about my career, which have helped me and ultimately led me to YouTube and produce videos about software architecture and design. Here’s a bit about my journey writing in software. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Operations I’ve always been involved in IT infrastructure and operations. Before working professionally as a software developer, I was interested in how software runs. Setting… Read More »How I became a software architect… (or not)