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Software Architecture for Busy Developers
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Software Architecture for Busy Developers

by Stéphane Eyskens
October 2021
Beginner
174 pages
3h 47m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 4: Reviewing the Historical Architecture Styles

In this chapter, we will review some of the existing architecture styles. I decided to focus on only a few, in chronological order, from monoliths to microservices, but the list of architecture styles does not stop there. There are many more styles and patterns, but the ones I chose represent both legacy and modern systems, which you will definitely encounter in your software architect career.

Here are the topics we are going to focus on:

  • Introducing architecture styles
  • Starting with monoliths
  • Continuing with service-oriented architecture (SOA)
  • Finishing with microservices

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to understand the benefits and drawbacks of monoliths, SOA, and microservices. ...

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