Meaning
An architectural style where an application is structured as a collection of small, independently deployable, and loosely coupled services.
Three examples from work
Architecture discussion
ArchitectBreaking the monolith into microservices allows teams to deploy independently.
DevJust remember that microservices introduce operational networking overhead.
Deployment
DevOpsWe can deploy the authentication microservice without restarting the billing service.
PMThat gives us zero downtime during daytime releases.
Debugging
LeadTracing bugs across five microservices requires distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry.
DevI'll ensure trace IDs are propagated across all HTTP requests.
Contrasts with monolithic architectures. Microservices offer team autonomy at the cost of distributed networking complexity.