Trends in Version Control Land: Microservices

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This post introduces the concept of microservices architecture, defining it as a way to design software applications as smaller, independent, cloud-based services rather than monolithic data centers. It details the benefits such as system-wide stability, ability to scale teams independently, diverse technology adoption per service, and improved architecture through enforced module boundaries. It also outlines drawbacks including increased latency, complexity of distributed systems, multi-step rollouts, the need to accommodate failure modes, infrastructure complexity, and the management of multiple projects/repositories. The post then connects these concepts to GitLab's value proposition for microservices, highlighting its integrated approach to CI/CD, issue tracking, and project management for independent services, and discusses when microservices are appropriate for teams.