Chapter 16: Introduction to Microservices Architecture
This chapter is the last chapter that talks about application design. It covers some of the essential microservices architecture concepts. This chapter is designed to get you started with those principles and give you a good idea of the microservices architecture.
The goal of this chapter is to give you an overview of the concepts surrounding microservices, which should help you make informed decisions about whether you should go for a microservices architecture or not. Monolithic architecture patterns, such as Vertical Slice and Clean Architecture, are still good to know, as you can apply those to individual microservices. Don't worry – all of the knowledge you have acquired since the beginning of this book is not forfeit and is still worthwhile.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- What are microservices?
- Getting started with message queues
- An overview of events
- Implementing...