Summary
In this chapter, we've learned what a cloud-native application is and all of the features it should have to support a cloud architecture, which is distributed by nature.
We also looked at the twelve factors that should compose a cloud-native application, adding one more factor, which is about security. As technology moves very fast, the twelve-factor application concepts should also be updated by removing and adding new factors. We also described the principles for a microservice in regards to its implementation.
Lastly, we gave examples of cloud-native applications in different runtime environments using different frameworks such as Spring Boot, Thorntail, and Vert.x.
In the next chapter, we will start going into more detail about ...
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