The Dark Side of Events

Explore the often-overlooked pitfalls of event-driven architectures in this thought-provoking conference talk. Delve into the potential drawbacks of events, including how they can introduce strong coupling, accidental complexity, and architectural vulnerabilities. Learn from real-world examples gathered over eight years at Internovus, where creative misuses of events led to unexpected challenges. Gain valuable heuristics to identify problematic event implementations, eliminate unnecessary complexities, and optimize event-driven systems. Discover why certain events should remain private and how to avoid turning microservices into architectural Trojan horses. Walk away with a balanced understanding of event-driven patterns and the knowledge to leverage them effectively while avoiding common pitfalls.