Hacker News with Generative AI: Microservices

Self-Hosting Moose with Docker Compose, Redis, Temporal, Redpanda and ClickHouse (fiveonefour.com)
Deploying a Moose application with all its dependencies can be challenging and time-consuming. You need to properly configure multiple services, ensure they communicate with each other, and manage their lifecycle.
Docker, Microservices, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Databases
50 points by Callicles 4 days ago | 15 comments
Microservices are a tax your startup probably can't afford (nexo.sh)
Why splitting your codebase too early can quietly destroy your team’s velocity — and what to do instead.
Microservices, Startups, Software Development, Team Velocity
310 points by nexo-v1 15 days ago | 263 comments
Agent Mesh for Enterprise Agents (solo.io)
From mainframes to microservices, enterprises have evolved their software architectures to meet growing demands for scalability, flexibility, and adaptability. Today’s reality demands more than just distribution or decomposition. In a world of real-time market shifts and ever-rising customer expectations, businesses need systems that can reason, adapt, and act on their own. This is the promise of agentic systems.
Microservices, Enterprise Software, Agent-Based Systems
25 points by pj3677 29 days ago | 5 comments
Why I'm No Longer Talking to Architects About Microservices (container-solutions.com)
It happened again last week. I was at an architecture review meeting when a fellow architect eagerly started another debate about *microservices*. Within minutes, eyes glazed over and we were knee-deep in an absurd discussion about something that should have been a means to an end, but had morphed into the end itself. At that moment, I realized: I’m done. I’ve finally sworn off talking to architects about microservices. Why? Because these conversations usually go nowhere productive.
Software Architecture, Microservices, Agile Development
117 points by saikatsg 55 days ago | 92 comments
Building a Linux Container Runtime from Scratch (edera.dev)
Edera Protect is a suite of offerings bridging the gap between modern cloud native computing and virtualization-based security techniques. To power this platform, we've built our own container runtime designed to operate as a microservice, allowing it to run containers in a fully programmatic way—similar to how the Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface (CRI) enables container management through microservices.
Linux, Container Runtimes, Cloud Computing, Security, Microservices
217 points by curmudgeon22 58 days ago | 65 comments
The Synchrony Budget (morling.dev)
For building a system of distributed services, one concept I think is very valuable to keep in mind is what I call the synchrony budget: as much as possible, a service should minimize the number of synchronous requests which it makes to other services.
Distributed Systems, Software Architecture, Microservices
18 points by ingve 61 days ago | 9 comments
Krazam: Microservices [video] (youtube.com)
Microservices, Video, Technology, Software Architecture
10 points by Klaster_1 62 days ago | 4 comments
Manifest: A 1-file micro-back end (github.com/mnfst)
🦚 The 1-file backend.
Backend, Microservices, Software, Programming, New Releases
96 points by andrewshadura 66 days ago | 45 comments
Autothrottle: Resource Management for SLO-Targeted Microservices (usenix.org)
Achieving resource efficiency while preserving end-user experience is non-trivial for cloud application operators.
Cloud Computing, Microservices, Resource Management, Software Engineering, System Optimization
22 points by mlerner 110 days ago | 1 comments
The Microservices Fallacy (ufried.com)
If you listen to discussions about microservices, they often feel like: Microservices are it! It’s how modern IT systems are built! Microservices reduce complexity! Microservices are needed for scalability! Everybody does Microservices! We want them! We need them!
Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Development
12 points by kiyanwang 123 days ago | 12 comments
Nvidia-Ingest: Multi-modal data extraction (github.com/NVIDIA)
NVIDIA-Ingest is a scalable, performance-oriented document content and metadata extraction microservice. Including support for parsing PDFs, Word and PowerPoint documents, it uses specialized NVIDIA NIM microservices to find, contextualize, and extract text, tables, charts and images for use in downstream generative applications.
Data Extraction, Microservices, Generative AI, PDFs, NVIDIA
145 points by mihaid150 133 days ago | 45 comments
Building a tiny load balancing service using PID Controllers (pankajtanwar.in)
Recently, I came across an engineering blog by Dropbox, talking about their latest iteration of Robinhood (an in-house built load balancing service). It is designed to dynamically adjust node weights for even load distribution by leveraging Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controllers.
Load Balancing, PID Controllers, Engineering, Microservices
12 points by pankajtanwar 148 days ago | 2 comments
Domains listening to many other domains in Event-Driven Architecture (reactivesystems.eu)
Usually, in an event-driven architecture, events are emitted by one service and listened to by many (1:n). But what if it’s the other way around? If one service needs to listen to events from many other services?
Event-Driven Architecture, Software Architecture, Microservices
6 points by lutzh 171 days ago | 1 comments
Why microservices might be finished as monoliths return with a vengeance (venturebeat.com)
The shift towards microservices started gaining momentum in the early 2010s, as tech companies recognized the limitations of monolithic architectures. However, many companies such as Amazon (Prime Video), Invision, Istio and Segment are moving back to monolithic architectures. This article will explore why many organizations fail when transitioning to a microservices architecture.
Microservices, Monolithic Architecture, Software Development, Software Architecture
47 points by unclebucknasty 174 days ago | 32 comments
Managing Large-Scale Redis Clusters on K8s – Kuaishou's Approach (kubeblocks.io)
As a popular short-form video application, Kuaishou relies heavily on Redis to deliver low-latency responses to its users.
Redis, Kubernetes, Scalability, Performance, Microservices
26 points by west0n 180 days ago | 5 comments
Docker Compose Isn't Enough (tealok.tech)
Docker Compose creates problems as you scale a single server to many applications. We should learn from it and build something better.
Docker, Microservices, Scalability, DevOps
126 points by hartspear 192 days ago | 198 comments
This Microservice Should Have Been a Library (github.com)
About 6 years ago when I was a PHP ecommerce dev, I've always wanted to work with distributed systems and microservices.
Microservices, Software Development, PHP, Distributed Systems
42 points by philippta 197 days ago | 31 comments
Killing the Command message: should we use Events or Documents? (2007) (microsoft.com)
If we want to decouple a SOA system, we must get away from the notion of the remote procedure call.  In other words, our services need to have as few "command" messages as we can get away with.  This is a design philosophy but it is easier said than done.
SOA, Software Architecture, Design Patterns, Microservices
9 points by chipdart 202 days ago | 1 comments
Database Migrations in Kubernetes (packagemain.tech)
In the era of microservices and Kubernetes, managing database migrations has become more complex than ever. Traditional methods of running migrations during application startup are no longer sufficient.
Kubernetes, Database Management, Microservices
5 points by arguflow 233 days ago | 0 comments
Distributed transactions in Go: Read before you try (threedots.tech)
If you work with microservices, a time may come when you need a transaction running across them.
Distributed Transactions, Go Programming, Microservices
98 points by roblaszczak 233 days ago | 56 comments
Nanodjango (github.com/radiac)
Full Django in a single file - views, models, API ,with async support. Automatically convert it to a full project.
Python, Django, Web Development, Microservices
5 points by zdw 241 days ago | 0 comments
Microservices Are Technical Debt (youtube.com)
Microservices, Software Architecture, Technical Debt
27 points by faizshah 243 days ago | 14 comments
Monolith First (2015) (martinfowler.com)
As I hear stories about teams using a microservices architecture, I've noticed a common pattern.
Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Development
40 points by bubblehack3r 249 days ago | 75 comments
Protocol Buffer Design: Principles and Practices for Collaborative Development (lyft.com)
At Lyft Media, we’re obsessed with building flexible and highly reliable native ad products. Since our technical stack encompasses mobile clients on both iOS and Android, as well as multiple backend services, it is crucial to ensure robust and efficient communication between all involved entities. For this task we are leveraging Protocol Buffers, and we would like to share the best practices that are helping us achieve this goal.
Mobile Development, Protocol Buffers, Backend Development, Microservices
22 points by benocodes 249 days ago | 5 comments
Should we decompose our monolith? (lethain.com)
From their first introduction in 2005, the debate between adopting a microservices architecture, a monolithic service architecture, or a hybrid between the two, has become one of the least-reversible decisions that most engineering organizations make.
Software Architecture, Microservices, Monolithic Architecture
25 points by BerislavLopac 249 days ago | 6 comments
From Event-Driven to Durable Execution: Distributed Execution Flow Paradigms (metatype.dev)
In this age of cloud development and microservices architecture, problems start to arise with the increased workloads that run in the system.
Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, Microservices, Software Architecture, Programming
31 points by destifo 251 days ago | 3 comments
Microservices vs. Monoliths: Why Startups Are Getting "Nano-Services" All Wrong (thiagocaserta.substack.com)
So, you've launched a startup. You've got the idea, the team, and maybe even a bit of funding. Now comes the fun part: building the product. And like any tech-savvy entrepreneur, you've heard the gospel of microservices—"It's scalable!" "It's future-proof!" "Even *Google* and *Netflix* use it!"
Microservices, Startups, Software Architecture
5 points by RyeCombinator 257 days ago | 1 comments
Apache SkyWalking – Application Performance Monitor tool for Distributed Systems (apache.org)
Application performance monitor tool for distributed systems, especially designed for microservices, cloud native and container-based (Kubernetes) architectures.
Apache SkyWalking, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Cloud Native
13 points by saikatsg 259 days ago | 2 comments
gRPC: 5 Years Later, Is It Still Worth It? (kostyay.com)
gRPC, Software, Networking, Microservices
69 points by sudorandom 262 days ago | 33 comments
We run migrations across 2,800 microservices (monzo.com)
Microservices, Software Development, Deployment, Scaling, Cloud
29 points by willsewell 269 days ago | 12 comments