Event-Driven vs REST Architecture: When to Use One Over the Other

⚖️ REST or Event-Driven? The answer depends on your system goals.

In my latest LinkedIn article, I walk through the practical tradeoffs between REST and Event-Driven Architecture, with examples from systems I’ve helped build.

I break down real-world scenarios like: • When REST is better for traceability, debugging, and linear flows
• Why event-driven shines with high-scale async pipelines
• Pitfalls around retries, data consistency, and fan-out
• How system complexity can spiral if you mix them without intent
• Why choosing architecture is more about constraints than style

This isn’t theoretical. If you’re building anything distributed — especially in the cloud — understanding when to use events and when to use requests is foundational.

🔗 Read the full breakdown here: [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rest-vs-event-driven-architecture-when-should-you-use-clemmons-yleac/]

Would love to hear how others are designing APIs or async systems — hit reply or message me.