https://javapro-en.svenruppert.com/tags/coupling/Recent content in Coupling on JAVAPRO InternationalHugoen-USTue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:01 +0000https://javapro-en.svenruppert.com/how-coupled-are-your-microservices/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:01 +0000https://javapro-en.svenruppert.com/how-coupled-are-your-microservices/<p>In this article, we address a crucial topic in software architecture: coupling and its main types in the context of microservices architecture.</p> <p>The motivation for this writing comes from direct experience with the negative impact of coupling on system design. In one project, delivered by a software house, we had to fully refactor it before going live due to excessive domain, pass-through, shared data, and content coupling. These interdependencies made the services fragile and undermined their autonomy, scalability, and maintainability.</p>