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New video: Cubes, Hexagons, Triangles, and More: Understanding the Microservice Architecture Through Shapes

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The video of my YOW! Perth presentation Cubes, Hexagons, Triangles, and More: Understanding the Microservice Architecture Through Shapes has been published. This talk uses visual metaphors to explain:

  • the motivations for the microservice architecture and why simply adopting microservices is insufficient
  • the defining characteristics of the microservice architecture
  • the hexagonal architecture and why it’s a good way to describe a service’s architecture
  • how to effectively test an application that the microservice architecture
  • applying the iceberg principle to ensure loose design time coupling of services
  • using asynchronous message to ensure loose runtime coupling of services
  • effective testing strategies for microservices and why end-to-end is best avoided

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