The downsides of microservices architecture [Video]

A microservices architecture for application development in the cloud is an architectural approach that builds a software application as a collection of small (“micro”), loosely coupled services. Each service in the architecture represents a specific business capability or functionality, such as adding an inventory item to a database or checking the credit on new customers. They typically operate as a separate process, communicating with other services through APIs or lightweight protocols.

Microservices emerged from services-oriented architecture and the need to build better applications. It’s the most favored approach for building net-new applications for a few good reasons. I like using microservice architecture because it offers loose coupling and isolation.

Advantages of microservices

Services are designed to be loosely coupled. They can operate independently without directly depending on the internal implementation details found in other services. They allow teams to develop, deploy, and scale services alone, promoting better agility. Additional benefits would be increased resilience since they run independently.

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