Chapter 1: Cloud-Native Application Fundamentals
Cloud computing brought about a paradigm shift in the world of software engineering and changed how we build applications. The cloud ecosystem powers some of the most powerful, largest, and most innovative applications using the same set of universal principles. However, some of these principles go against the best practices in traditional application development but are crucial to the success of a cloud-native application.
In this chapter, we are going to explore these fundamentals and core principles to help you utilize the full potential of the cloud-native ecosystem. After finishing this chapter, you'll have a clear understanding of the following topics and how they are used in day-to-day development on the cloud:
- The cloud-native ecosystem
- Benefits of cloud-native architecture
- Principles of cloud-native architecture
- Applying the 12-factor app principles on Google Cloud
