Finding Your Service Boundaries - A Practical Guide

Discover practical strategies for identifying service boundaries in complex systems through this insightful conference talk. Explore the benefits of modular microservices deployment and learn how to manage cognitive load by focusing on individual code segments. Delve into techniques for uncovering hidden boundaries within business domains and avoid common pitfalls that lead to system rewrites. Drawing from 20 years of experience in developing complex systems, gain valuable insights on natural separation of concerns and effective service boundary identification. Cover topics such as introduction to systems, classes, Amazon's backend structure, service definitions, concrete examples, anti-requirements, insurance industry applications, organizational considerations, microservices, and logical services.