Microservice Dependency Mapping: The Engineer’s Practical Guide
TL;DR — In a microservice system, the dependencies between services are the architecture. Mapping them explicitly — rather than leaving them implicit in code — is what makes impact analysis, onboarding, and safe refactoring possible. This guide covers the practical mechanics of building and maintaining a dependency map. “I’m afraid to touch that service” is […]
How to Document Your Microservice Architecture (And Actually Keep It Up to Date)
TL;DR — Microservice architecture documentation fails for one reason: it lives in a different system than the code. The only documentation that stays accurate is documentation that updates automatically when the architecture changes. That means YAML-defined service maps, not Confluence pages or Lucidchart diagrams maintained by hand. Every engineering team has a version of this […]
