Microservices for Startups
Practical advice for teams considering microservices now available in one complete book.
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What's Inside
Learn how to determine proper service boundaries, break apart your monolith, and more.
Chapter 1
How teams get microservices wrong from the start
There’s a lot of ambiguity and debate about what microservices are.
Chapter 2
Should you always start with a monolith?
Conventional wisdoms says so but are there exceptions?
Chapter 3
Microservice Boundaries: 5 characteristics to guide your design
Are your microservices too small? Too tightly coupled? This design guide can help.
Chapter 4
Five microservice testing strategies for startups
An in-depth look at strategies for testing your services.
Chapter 5
Should you break up your monolithic application?
You've got a monolith and it's served you well but is it time to break it up?
Chapter 6
Breaking Up a Monolith: Kong Case Study
A look inside how Kong tackled breaking up their monolith.
Chapter 7
Designing a Successful Microservices Engineering Culture
How freedom, responsibility, and team organization factor into successful microservices.
Chapter 8
Should you build or buy microservices?
The microeconomics of microservices
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