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Microservices Recipes: The Architect’s Field Guide

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Title: Microservices Recipes: The Architect’s Field Guide
Subtitle: Featuring The Adaptive Granularity Strategy (Author’s Method)
Author: Viquar Khan
First Edition: January 2017
Second Edition: January 2026 (The Adaptive Granularity Strategy Edition)
Publisher: Open Source (GitHub)
License: MIT License
Repository: https://github.com/vaquarkhan/microservices-recipes-a-free-gitbook

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The Adaptive Granularity Strategy (Author’s Method)
- Systematic methodology for determining optimal microservice boundaries
- Context-driven, adaptive framework for service decomposition
- Motto: “Stop splitting, start governing”
Service Decomposition Workflow (Author’s Method)
- Scoring system for microservice granularity decisions
- Quantitative assessment framework for service boundaries
- Operational guidelines for granularity optimization
Microservices Maturity Assessment (Author’s Method)
- Maturity assessment framework for microservices adoption
- Organizational capability evaluation system
- Evolution roadmap for distributed systems maturity

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Architectural patterns and anti-patterns documentation
Production-tested code examples and implementations
Case studies and real-world application scenarios
Integration of sociotechnical systems theory with practical implementation

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Last Updated: February 10, 2026
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