/tags/microservices/ Recent content in Microservices on Tracy Bannon Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /post/2022/2022-03-22-cognitiveload/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 /post/2022/2022-03-22-cognitiveload/ “Forget monoliths vs. microservices. Cognitive load is what matters.” - Skelton & Pais. I’ve argued for nearly 10 years that Microservice patterns can be overwhelming and when coupled with the explosion in open source, can lead to dramatic cognitive overload. Cognitive load/overload has a very measurable impact on software developers and delivery teams. In researching ways to detect and address this challenge, I came across a very common sense, and thought provoking article.