Now let's try to quickly understand where microservices takes a leap ahead of the SOA and monolithic architectures:
- Cost effective to scale: You don't need to invest a lot to make the entire application scalable. In terms of a Shopping cart, we could simply load balance the product search module and the order-processing module while leaving out less frequently used operation services, such as inventory management, order cancellation, and delivery confirmation.
- Clear code boundaries: This action should match an organization's departmental hierarchies. With different departments sponsoring product development in large enterprises, this can be a huge advantage.
- Easier code changes: The code is done in a way that ...