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title: "Discussion on \"How to Actually Design Microservices: Boundaries, Splits, and Database Ownership\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"How to Actually Design Microservices: Boundaries, Splits, and Database Ownership\". Most teams get the communication layer right and the design layer completely wrong. Here's the mental model that fixes that."
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# [How to Actually Design Microservices: Boundaries, Splits, and Database Ownership](https://kareemdev.hashnode.dev/how-to-actually-design-microservices-boundaries-splits-and-database-ownership?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Most teams get the communication layer right and the design layer completely wrong. Here's the mental model that fixes that.

Oct 3 · 20 min read · kareemdev.hashnode.dev  
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