Artur Sulej

Senior Software Engineer at Fresha.com

Artur is a senior software engineer at Fresha. He enjoys DIY and creating stuff. Programming for Artur is one of those things but without creating a mess at home. He enjoys motorcycling and coffee brewing. He’s a happy husband and dad.

Artur authored a library for detecting unsafe database migrations.

Talk:
Deumbrellization – Cheap Microservices

Elixir’s umbrella projects have long been a go-to choice for structuring applications. While they provide a great foundation for modular code organisation, they still fall short when it comes to fully embracing the benefits of a microservices architecture.

In my talk, I will unveil a strategy for transforming umbrella monoliths into scalable microservices. The best part? This approach requires little effort and leverages the built-in, battle-tested mechanisms provided by Erlang and Elixir.

I will guide you through a step-by-step guide, demonstrating how to transition from an umbrella monolith to a distributed microservices architecture – with practical code examples.

Key Takeaways:

  • Identify the limitations of umbrella projects and monolithic architecture.
  • Understand the fundamentals of distributed Erlang/Elixir.
  • Learn how to cluster nodes for scalability and fault tolerance.
  • Explore communication mechanisms between distributed nodes.
  • Gain practical insights on splitting an umbrella project into microservices.

Target Audience:

  • Developers interested in umbrella applications and distributed systems.