Introduction
In this lesson, we'll look at an overview of what to expect from this chapter!
We'll cover the following...
Microservices: definition
Unfortunately, there is no universally acknowledged definition for the term microservice. In the context of this course the following definition will be used:
Microservices are independently deployable modules.
For example, an e-commerce system can be divided into modules for:
- ordering
- registration
- product search
Normally, all of these modules would be implemented together in one application. In this case, a change in one of the modules can only be brought into production by bringing a new version of the entire application with all its modules into production. However, when the modules are ...