May 2019
Beginner
352 pages
12h 26m
English
Microservices are small-scale services that may be combined to create applications. They should be independent, so that the service interface is not affected by changes to other services. It should be possible to modify the service and re-deploy it without changing or stopping other services in the system. Table 6.1 summarizes these essential characteristics of microservices.
Characteristic |
Explanation |
|---|---|
Self-contained |
Microservices do not have external dependencies. They manage their own data and implement their own user interface. |
Lightweight |
Microservices communicate using lightweight protocols, so that service communication overheads are low. |
Implementation independent ... |
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