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Software Architecture for Busy Developers

You're reading from   Software Architecture for Busy Developers Talk and act like a software architect in one weekend

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801071598
Length 174 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Stéphane Eyskens Stéphane Eyskens
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction
2. Chapter 1: Introducing Software Architecture FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: The Broader Architecture Landscape
4. Chapter 2: Exploring Architecture Frameworks and Methodologies 5. Chapter 3: Understanding ATAM and the Software Quality Attributes 6. Section 3: Software Design Patterns and Architecture Models
7. Chapter 4: Reviewing the Historical Architecture Styles 8. Chapter 5: Design Patterns and Clean Architecture 9. Section 4: Impact of the Cloud on Software Architecture Practices
10. Chapter 6: Impact of the Cloud on the Software Architecture Practice 11. Section 5: Architectural Trends and Summary
12. Chapter 7: Trendy Architectures and Global Summary 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Hands-on with a microservice architecture example

I introduced microservices in Chapter 4, Reviewing the Historical Architecture Styles, at a high-level. Going through a full explanation is beyond the scope of this book. However, because microservices have become a serious trend, I wanted to dive a little deeper with a concrete example. The objective is to focus on the communication aspects, both synchronous and asynchronous, of the different services.

The following diagram illustrates a small application I built for you to taste the flavor of microservices:

Figure 7.1 – Microservice application example

In this example, we have three services:

  • The order processing service, which is called by the client app that places orders. This client app could be a mobile app, a web app, or another API. In theory, you would put a BFF between the client and the order processing service, but I wanted to keep things as simple as possible.

    Once the order processing...

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