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Discussing Backend For Front-end - Nicolas Fränkel - NDC London 2023
Discover the surprising truth about microservices and why they often fail to solve organizational problems. Learn how backend for frontend can be a more effective approach, and why metrics and middle managers are critical to success.
- Microservices are often seen as a solution to organization problems, but they alone are not a solution.
- Traditional organizational structures are often not suited for microservices.
- Middle managers are essential in organizations, and their roles should be recognized.
- Technical problems are a result of organizational problems, not the other way around.
- The speaker has seen many organizations try to solve organizational issues with technical solutions, which often fails.
- Backend for frontend is an organizational pattern, not a technical solution.
- The speaker believes that most organizations will not be able to adopt microservices without significant changes to their organizational structure.
- The speaker emphasizes the importance of metrics and vanity metrics.
- The speaker has seen that most people do not understand Conway’s Law, which states that organizations that design systems will design systems that are a copy of what they are.
- The speaker believes that technical solutions are not the solution to organizational problems.
- The speaker has seen that many organizations that adopt microservices do not have the organizational structure to support it.
- The speaker believes that the best solution is to have a good organizational structure, rather than trying to solve organizational problems with technical solutions.
- The speaker believes that most organizations will not be able to adopt microservices, and that backend for frontend is a more realistic solution.
- The speaker believes that metrics are important, but that vanity metrics are often not helpful.
- The speaker has seen that many organizations that adopt microservices do not have the necessary skills and expertise.
- The speaker believes that it is important to recognize the role of middle managers in organizations.