July 2017
Beginner to intermediate
340 pages
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English
Content preview from Python Microservices Development
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Origins of Service-Oriented Architecture
There are many definitions out there, since there is no official standard for microservices. People often mention Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) when they are trying to explain what microservices are.
SOA predates microservices, and its core principle is the idea that you organize applications into a discrete unit of functionality that can be accessed remotely and acted upon and updated independently.
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Each unit in this preceding definition is a self-contained service, which implements one facet of a business, and provides its feature through some interface.
While SOA clearly states that services should be standalone processes, it does not enforce what protocols should be used for those ...