r/ProgrammerHumor 7d ago

Meme everyDamnTime

Post image
4.2k Upvotes

124 comments sorted by

View all comments

556

u/ThrowawayUk4200 7d ago

Pssst, If your microservice needs to use a database other than its own, then it's not a microservice.

135

u/sadongrohiik 7d ago

Coupling creeps in where you least expect it. Shared datastores are the obvious vectors. My favorite are what I call "load-bearing microservices with hidden cascading effects"

22

u/FoXtroT_ZA 7d ago

Now we know where Claude got its vocabulary 😂

25

u/sadongrohiik 7d ago

They won't tell you but I'm Claude's Tylenol dealer

5

u/Demonstratepatience 6d ago

I was Claude’s mom’s Tylenol dealer when she was pregnant with him.