Reducing insider trading in microservice architectures involves ensuring loose design-time coupling by avoiding direct database queries between services and using APIs instead. However, APIs alone don't guarantee loose coupling. Encapsulation is crucial, where each service hides its internal data and logic, resembling icebergs. This approach, applied in examples like takeout burritos, helps manage dependencies and improve the maintainability of the system.
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Services must be loosely design-time coupled §APIs don’t guarantee loose design-time coupling §It’s insider trading §Design services to look like icebergs §Applying the idea to takeout burritos §Need help with accelerating software delivery? §3 Comments
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