Introducing Fission: The Intent-first Approach to Schema Design and Microservice Governance

Abstract

In today's complex microservice architectures, building cohesive APIs often feels like assembling a puzzle without seeing the complete picture. Traditional bottom-up approaches lead to fragmented schemas and governance challenges. This talk introduces Fission, a paradigm-shifting methodology that flips GraphQL Federation on its head. Rather than building individual service schemas in isolation, Fission employs an intent-first approach where teams collaboratively design the ideal schema based on concrete use cases. This top-down methodology enables developers to create APIs that truly reflect business requirements while maintaining clean service boundaries. We'll demonstrate how Fission abstracts away the complexities of federation, facilitates real-time schema collaboration, and introduces a governance model that evolves naturally with your architecture. Join us to discover how you can design like a monolith while implementing in a microservice architecture, all without sacrificing developer autonomy or API coherence.