# Forget monoliths vs. microservices. Cognitive load is what matters. | TechBeacon

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## What Jamie wrote

This seems like a much more human way to define what Microservices mean. Focus on boundaries that enable the people working with and on the system to understand it more easily. If the grain gets too small, it's hard to follow, and too big makes it too complex to understand.

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