The latest articles on DEV Community by Athirah Asri (@tira009600). https://dev.to/tira009600 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2522898%2F93a52233-a072-4a53-84bf-ad2b21400116.jpeg https://dev.to/tira009600 en Athirah Asri Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:27:11 +0000 https://dev.to/tira009600/have-you-built-or-worked-with-microservices-id-love-to-hear-your-story-for-my-phd-research-1ej2 https://dev.to/tira009600/have-you-built-or-worked-with-microservices-id-love-to-hear-your-story-for-my-phd-research-1ej2 <p>Hey everyone 👋</p> <p>I’m a PhD student trying to understand what it’s really like to build and manage microservices — not the textbook version, but the real, messy, frustrating, and sometimes awesome experience that only developers know.</p> <p>If you’ve ever dealt with services that randomly break at 2 AM, communication chaos between APIs, or moments when you wonder if breaking the monolith was even a good idea? I’d honestly love to chat.</p> <p>I’m doing a 40 to 50 minute online interview just to hear about your experience. What worked, what didn’t, and what you wish you knew earlier.</p> <p>It’s for academic research only, so no company secrets or sensitive data.</p> <p>If you’re open to sharing your story, please comment or send me a message. Your experience could really help others understand how microservices work in the real world.</p> <p>Thanks for reading, and respect to everyone out there keeping their services alive :D</p> phd microservices devlife softwareengineering