Reliable inter-system communication

A guest post by Ravindra Karanam

Sometimes a software system needs to communicate with another in order to complete a user request. Having a good framework in place for such inter-system communication is both crucial and tricky, particularly if both systems store a portion of the data (duplication across systems = not advisable, yet sometimes unavoidable). Improper implementations can result in split-brain issues, costly debugging sessions and hair-splitting reconciliation.

There are some key guidelines for building a good framework:

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