Episode 17 - Too many events!
March 14, 2025
Show Notes
In this episode, Adam and Martin discuss the intricacies of event sourcing, focusing on the challenges of replay times, the importance of metrics, and the role of infrastructure in event sourcing systems. They explore the concept of monkey patching as a temporary fix for critical bugs, the significance of natural business cycles in managing event streams, and the advantages of event sourcing over traditional systems. The conversation also touches on unit testing, the evolving nature of software development, and the impact of their book on the field.
Takeaways
Replay every event is a powerful feature of event sourcing. Long replay times can be unacceptable in production systems. Temporary fixes like monkey patching can be necessary. Metrics are crucial for optimizing event sourcing systems. Natural business cycles can help manage event streams effectively. Event sourcing provides a clearer path to debugging and fixing issues. Unit testing can be simplified with event sourcing. Infrastructure should be minimal to avoid complexity. Event sourcing allows for better handling of schema changes. Boring software development can lead to more reliable systems.