🎙️ We’re thrilled to welcome Ardalis . to Stir Trek 2026!
Ardalis . at Stir Trek 2026
Founder and Principal Architect at NimblePros, Microsoft MVP, Author, Speaker, Trainer
About Ardalis .
Ardalis (Steve Smith) is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. Ardalis has published DOZENS of courses on Pluralsight and Dometrain, covering DDD, SOLID, design patterns, and software architecture. He’s a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP, a frequent speaker at developer conferences, an author, and a trainer.
Ardalis works with companies through NimblePros, the boutique consulting company he runs with his wife, Michelle. They help teams who want to avoid the trap of technical debt to deliver better software, faster. Ardalis and NimblePros have been described by clients as a “force multiplier”, amplifying the value of existing development teams.
Follow ardalis on BlueSky, YouTube, and ardalis.com.
Session: The Dark Side of Microservices
1 May 2026 09:30 AM | The Goonies - Theatre 16 (21)
Track: Architecture & Platform Engineering
You want to solve a problem with your application, and you want to use microservices. Ok, so now you have two problems…
Microservices continue to be a huge buzzword in our industry, and in some scenarios they can offer significant benefits. But building microservice-based systems requires substantially different skills than traditional applications, and in many cases the added complexity isn’t warranted.
In this session, you’ll learn when NOT to use a microservice, and many ways in which you can design your microservice architecture the wrong way, eliminating the benefits your organization had hoped to reap from them. Hopefully you’ll leave knowing a few pitfalls to avoid, or at least if you already have some of the scars from past implementations, you may find the session therapeutic.
Connect with Ardalis
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenandrewsmith
- Twitter/X: @ardalis
- Website: https://nimblepros.com
- Blog: https://ardalis.com/blog
Join Us at Stir Trek 2026
Stir Trek 2026 takes place on May 1st, 2026 in Columbus, OH. Don’t miss Ardalis’s session — grab your ticket before they’re gone!
🎟️ Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/stir-trek-2026-edition