The most exceptional advisors of a new software development trend are recommending that all microservices should ideally contain less than 30 lines of code. Yes, we're talking about a single tweet's worth. At first glance, you might arch an eyebrow, anticipating a punchline, but strap in folks; we're about to take a rollercoaster ride through a code minification magic show.
Picture this scenario, you're participating in a sprint planning meeting. When your turn comes around, the Scrum Master hands you a napkin and a pen. "Go write a microservice," he proclaims. Blinking in confusion, you point out that you don't even have an IDE installed on this linen. That's when he throws the punchline. That’s your new IDE. That’s right, folks, napkins are the new spinner hard drives.
In a kinder interpretation of this new trend, perhaps there’s some wisdom hidden beneath the absurdity. The thought of returning to the days of inscribing complex algorithms on the silicon equivalent of stone tablets might initially provoke anxiety sweats in any programmer. But fear not, let's delve deprogramming deeper into this world of ultra-tiny microservices.
Firstly, imagine the benefits of a code review. You've got 30 lines to review. That's the length of a good limerick. You don't need to spend hours scrolling through an endless abyss of functions and methods. You can confer as much scrutiny as a poetry professor called Ambrose perusing a first-year student's iambic pentameter.
Secondly, the "find function" switch is no longer a thing. You don't need to spend the factor of a mathematical calculus solving a 700-lines Gordian knot. With 30 lines, you can see everything right before your eyes like a Shakespearean sonnet.
Thirdly, the debugging would be, for lack of a better word, a joke, and a short one at that. Something along the lines of "Why don't programmers like nature? It has too many bugs!" Only to realize that your entire "forest" is equivalent to a single bonsai tree.
Before you proceed to implement this new strategy blindly, make sure to invest in a good set of bifocals, or perhaps a robust magnifying glass. Heck, if you're daring enough, drag out that childhood microscope you have stowed away in your garage.
The trip down the 30-line microservices might seem quirky, perhaps even outright ridiculous. Still, isn't it but the reflection of our society's obsession with minimalism and efficiency? As you tuck your microservices into their tiny byte-size beds tonight, remember this: In the world of code, as in life, the smaller, the better, and sometimes, less is more.
In the end, our advice remains the same; if you can, go small, stay small, and don't save anything for the magnifying glass. But most importantly, keep laughing. After all, the funniest jokes are usually the shortest ones. In much the same way, the best microservices can make the mighty-monoliths of this world look as overly complicated as they are. Leastwise, that’s one way to get a few laughs in the server room.