Johannes Thönes talks to James Lewis, principal consultant at ThoughtWorks, about microservices. They discuss microservices’ recent popularity, architectural styles, deployment, size, technical decisions, and consumer-driven contracts. They also compare microservices to service-oriented architecture and wrap up the episode by talking about key figures in the microservice community and standing on the shoulders of giants. Recording venue: ThoughtWorks North Europe Away Day, Sherwood Forest, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK This track also appeared on se-radio.net.