How is that different from debugging a multi-threaded or networked application? In both cases barely entering the debugger changes the behavior of the system. Heck even an asynchronous program running on a single thread doesn't have full stack traces.
Having worked with both monolithic and SOA apps, the later yields radically simpler architectures and from there you spend a lot less time debugging.
The older I grow as a programmer, the more I dislike monoliths. I'd rather have simpler programs where entire classes of bugs are guaranteed never to happen. I have yet to see a single monolithic app without serious technical and conceptual debt. The worst thing is that back when I thought monoliths were great I had absolutely no idea things could be so much simpler.
Also, HTTP/1.1 is a fantastic protocol. Its dead-simple to implement, debug, cache, send through proxies who won't understand your custom headers or body format and whatnot. It even gives you an extra layer of routing on top of TCP/IP! This is exactly what you want to build systems with.
Having worked with both monolithic and SOA apps, the later yields radically simpler architectures and from there you spend a lot less time debugging.
The older I grow as a programmer, the more I dislike monoliths. I'd rather have simpler programs where entire classes of bugs are guaranteed never to happen. I have yet to see a single monolithic app without serious technical and conceptual debt. The worst thing is that back when I thought monoliths were great I had absolutely no idea things could be so much simpler.
Also, HTTP/1.1 is a fantastic protocol. Its dead-simple to implement, debug, cache, send through proxies who won't understand your custom headers or body format and whatnot. It even gives you an extra layer of routing on top of TCP/IP! This is exactly what you want to build systems with.