In the previous post of this blog series we discussed the assembly line fallacy, the misconception that software development is the same as building a car and learned that software development is part of the design, not the construction.

The current AI hype is accompanied with a lot of predictions that software development will be taken over by AI solutions soon and most software developers will lose their jobs together with most other white collar workers. While I agree that AI solutions will have a significant impact on software development, I disagree with the notion that software development will be taken over by AI solutions anytime soon.

This post discusses the fallacy that microservices make technology changes easier.

This post discusses the widespread fallacy that microservices lead to better solution design.

This post discusses two widespread fallacies – that microservices improve reusability (and thus pay for themselves after a short while) and that microservices improve team autonomy.