In this section, we go through the specifications of a typical e-commerce website which we will develop and deploy on AWS infrastructure. We will leverage the AWS infrastructure to reduce project timeline and also show you the specific AWS code needed to support your non-functional requirements. However, this application is meant for illustrative purposes and is not a production grade application.
The codebase for this application will be in Java and the framework used will be Spring 4.x along with MySQL as the database. We will not delve into the detailed design or the specifications as it is not in the scope of the book, nor shall we develop all the functional use cases defined in the specifications. We will, however, dive deep into the non-functional specifications as they tend to leverage the cloud services more.
Suppose electronics retailer...
