This interview was done for our Microservices for Startups ebook. Be sure to check it out for practical advice on microservices. Thanks to Darby for his time and input!
My good friend Darby Frey recently kicked off a greenfield project after assuming his new role as Sr. Platform Engineering Lead of Gamut. Despite starting out with monolith at his previous company Belly, he…
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