Understanding a microservices architecture

Now that we have an idea of what a monolithic application is and what problems it causes, let’s focus on microservices and how these services solve the problem posed by a monolithic architecture.

A component of your entire application stack that focuses on a single capability and is deployed and managed separately is known as a microservice. Your entire application is a series of these microservices. A microservice is autonomous in nature and can be developed and deployed independently without causing service disruptions to other parts of the system.

Let’s take an example to better understand microservices. Suppose you have an e-commerce website where you sell online goods to consumers. In your application, you will have separate features or functions to support your business, such as vendor management, product catalog, order placement, billing, payment order confirmation, shipment, and delivery tracking. Each of these...