So we already have a good basic idea on what microservices look like and how we can conceptually start creating them. In this chapter we are going to dig a little bit deeper into the topic of how these services can, should and will interact with each other. We are going to cover topics of synchronous and asynchronous communication, security and testing. Fasten your seatbelts and let’s jump straight into the basics of REST.
REST and the Synchronous World
Back in the heroic ages, there were no real high level definitions of what communication meant on the internet. You might remember attending ...