Best of Microservices — March 2024

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    Avatar of bitBits and Pieces·2y

    10 Challenges In Implementing Microservices

    Implementing microservices can be challenging, but there are solutions to overcome the common challenges. Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) can help manage complexity. Proper service discovery and communication mechanisms are important for large-scale applications. Data management and consistency can be addressed through strategies like CQRS and the Saga pattern. Deployment and DevOps automation can streamline the process. Monitoring and observability are essential for performance insights. Service resilience and fault tolerance can be achieved through circuit breakers and health checks. Security measures like authentication, secure communication, input validation, data encryption are crucial. Effective team organization and communication are necessary for collaboration. Versioning and compatibility can be managed using semantic versioning and API versioning. Scalability can be achieved through horizontal scaling and container orchestration.

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    Avatar of freecodecampfreeCodeCamp·2y

    How to Build a Custom API Gateway with Node.js

    Learn how to build a custom API gateway with Node.js. Understand the role and benefits of an API gateway in a microservices architecture. Explore security measures and features in API gateways. Build a basic API gateway with rate limiting and timeouts using the http-proxy-middleware package.

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    Avatar of baeldungBaeldung·2y

    Saga Pattern in Microservices Architecture

    An exploration of the Saga Pattern in microservices architecture, including its challenges, benefits, and implementation using Orkes Conductor and Spring Boot 3.

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    Avatar of milanjovanovicMilan Jovanović·2y

    What Is a Modular Monolith?

    Modular monoliths offer the benefits of both traditional monolithic applications and microservices. They provide simplified deployment, improved performance, enhanced development velocity, easier transaction management, lower operational complexity, and an easier transition to microservices.

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    Avatar of amplicationAmplication·2y

    Breaking The Monolith- Simplifying the Shift to Microservices

    Amplication has announced the beta release of Break The Monolith, a feature that simplifies the shift to microservices. It offers a smooth pathway to transform monolithic systems into modular microservice architectures. Break The Monolith consists of a dynamic interface for designing microservice architecture and an AI Helper for suggesting optimal designs. The feature also includes an overview and redesign mode, intelligent AI suggestions, and automatic code generation.

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    Avatar of primeagenThePrimeTime·2y

    Dont Start With Micro Services

    Starting with a monolith instead of microservices may be easier and provide fault tolerance. Microservices can still be usable when they're down.

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    Avatar of infoqInfoQ·2y

    Decathlon Adopts Backend for Frontend (BFF) Pattern to Empower FE Teams

    Decathlon has adopted the Backend for Frontend (BFF) pattern to empower frontend teams. The BFF pattern allows for better separation of concerns and flexibility in supporting different user experiences. It comes with challenges, such as inconsistent duplication of business logic and fault tolerance. Decathlon also discusses alternatives to BFF, such as over-the-air deployments, HATEOAS, and server-driven UI.

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    Avatar of medium_jsMedium·2y

    System Design: Consistent Hashing

    Learn how consistent hashing can efficiently partition data in distributed databases like Cassandra and Dynamo DB. Explore its advantages over naive implementations and discover the concept of virtual nodes.

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    Avatar of cerbosCerbos·2y

    The importance of stateless architecture in authorization systems

    Stateless architecture in authorization systems simplifies system deployment, maintenance, and integration. It offers benefits such as scalability, fault tolerance, and simplicity. By using stateless authorization, the application can fetch the necessary state upfront and present it as a token, eliminating the need for external dependencies. Implementing a basic stateless authorization system is straightforward, but best practices for token management, expiration, revocation, and encryption should be followed. Centralized authorization servers and established protocols like OAuth and SAML can enhance security and interoperability.

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    Avatar of javarevisitedJavarevisited·2y

    What is Horizontal and Vertical Scaling in System Design? Scale Out vs Scale Up

    Learn about the difference between horizontal and vertical scaling in system design, when to use each approach, and the advantages and limitations of each.

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    Avatar of infoqInfoQ·2y

    Uber Builds Scalable Chat Using Microservices with GraphQL Subscriptions and Kafka

    Uber builds a scalable chat using microservices with GraphQL subscriptions and Kafka, replacing the legacy architecture to improve reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

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    Avatar of theburningmonktheburningmonk.com·2y

    When to use API Gateway vs. Lambda Function URLs

    Explore the trade-offs between using Function URLs and API Gateway for building REST APIs using serverless technologies. Function URLs are cheaper, faster, and have fewer moving parts, making them suitable for public APIs or internal APIs within a microservices architecture. On the other hand, API Gateway offers more flexibility, direct integration with AWS services, and a wide range of features. It is a preferred choice for most cases, especially if cost is not a primary concern.

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