Synchronous Communication: REST, gRPC, and When to Use Each
Explore synchronous communication patterns in microservices including REST APIs, gRPC, when to use each protocol, and their trade-offs.
Posts tagged with #microservices
Uber's Architecture: From Monolith to Microservices at Scale
Explore how Uber evolved from a monolith to a microservices architecture handling millions of real-time marketplace transactions daily.
Microservices Architecture Roadmap: From Monolith to Distributed Systems
A practical learning path for decomposing monoliths, designing service boundaries, handling distributed data, deploying at scale, and keeping a microservices system healthy in production.
API Gateway: Single Entry Point for Microservices
Learn how API gateways work, when to use them, architecture patterns, failure scenarios, and implementation strategies for production microservices.
Event-Driven Architecture: Events, Commands, and Patterns
Learn event-driven architecture fundamentals: event sourcing, CQRS, event correlation, choreography vs orchestration, and implementation patterns.
Istio and Envoy: Deep Dive into Service Mesh Internals
Explore Istio service mesh architecture, Envoy proxy internals, mTLS implementation, traffic routing, and observability with practical examples.
The Saga Pattern: Managing Distributed Transactions
Learn saga pattern for distributed transactions without two-phase commit. Understand choreography vs orchestration with practical examples and production considerations.
Service Choreography: Event-Driven Distributed Workflows
Learn service choreography patterns for distributed workflows through events, sagas with choreography, and when to prefer events over orchestration.
Service Mesh: Managing Microservice Communication
Learn how service mesh architectures handle microservice communication, sidecar proxies, traffic management, and security with Istio and Linkerd.
Service Orchestration: Coordinating Distributed Workflows
Explore service orchestration patterns for managing distributed workflows, workflow engines, saga implementations, and how orchestration compares to choreography.