Richard Rodger

Join Richard Rodger, CEO of VoxGig and author of "The Tao of Microservices," alongside Sean Carpenter, Principal Technical Evangelist at New Relic with a wealth of microservices experience. They dive into the core principles of microservices architecture and its best use cases. Discover the trade-off between flexibility and complexity, how microservices can future-proof businesses, and the vital role of distributed tracing in monitoring. They also discuss the cultural shifts microservices bring, especially in promoting diversity and remote teamwork.

Richard Rodger, author of "The Tao of Microservices," dives deep into the philosophy and practice of microservices. He discusses the misconceptions surrounding monoliths versus microservices, emphasizing that both can be unreliable. Richard shares core principles like 'messages first' and pattern matching for effective communication. He highlights the importance of accepting a baseline error rate as a business issue and explores the significance of dynamic message routing and data consistency. His insights into fostering a blame-free culture in tech development are particularly enlightening.