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Why is synchronous communication considered an anti-pattern in microservices?
Why is synchronous communication between microservices considered an anti-pattern in some cases?For example, a cart service calls a product service to check availability before adding an item to the cart. This creates a direct dependency between the two services at runtime. What kind of problems can this lead to in terms of reliability, scalability, and deployment independence?
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