PHP Microservices

Microservices characteristics

Next, we will look at the key elements of a microservice architecture:

• Ready to fail: Microservices are designed to fail. In a web application, microservices communicate with each other and if one of them fails, the rest should work to avoid a cascading failure. Basically, microservices attempt to avoid communicating synchronously using async calls, queues, systems based on actors, and streams instead. This topic will be discussed in the subsequent chapters.
•  Unix philosophy: Microservices should follow the Unix philosophy. Each microservice must be designed to do one thing only, and should only be small and independent. This allows us as developers to adjust and deploy each microservice independently. The Unix philosophy ...