Sharing client libraries in Microservices

So what’s bothering me lately is the question - Shared client libraries in Microservices - is it good or bad or it depends ;)

PROS

• Code Reuse
• Defects can be fixed at single location

CONS

• One of the main benefits of microservices is independence; in terms of language, code, team. Shared client library increases co-ordination.
• With library comes transitive dependencies - AaHa… - so you are potentially stuck with HttpClient 3.x.
• Mental Barrier to make changes to shared libraries.

References

• https://blog.philipphauer.de/dont-share-libraries-among-microservices/