Microservices

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Workshop: Explore the foundations of AWS containers

This is a workshop that guides you through the process of using AWS Copilot to deploy microservices on AWS

Sep 6, 2022 - Workshop
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Migrating Fargate service quotas to vCPU-based quotas

Official AWS blog about new vCPU based quotas for AWS Fargate

Jun 22, 2022 - Official blog
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Workshop: Deploy your first container to AWS Fargate using AWS Copilot

This is a workshop from re:Invent 2021 about how to use AWS Copilot to deploy your first container to AWS Fargate. It introduces a simple Node.js application, how to containerize it, and then how to deploy it with AWS Copilot.

Jan 4, 2022 - Github
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Building early microservice boundaries that you won't regret later

Over the years I’ve seen developer enthusiasm for microservices rise and fall. Some developers become staunch advocates of microservice architecture, while others become disillusioned with distributed systems and now favor monolithic architecture.

Mar 22, 2021 - 8 min read
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Running Containerized Microservices on AWS

This AWS whitepaper covers strategies for running containerized microservices on AWS. It combines the 12 factor application principles with container best practices. I contributed several sections to the whitepaper, including “Smart Endpoints and Dumb Pipes” and “Decentralized Governance”.

Nov 1, 2017 - 1 min read
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Granular Application Architecture Patterns

One of the recent trends in server side application development is to decompose a large application into smaller pieces which are more granular. This article explores application architecture patterns, starting from the venerable monolithic application, to smaller microservices, and finally the most granular pattern of all: functions as a service.

Oct 18, 2017 - 8 min read
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Microservice Testing: Unit Tests

The previous article introduced the test pyramid, and some of the basics of how to apply it to a distributed system: This article zooms in on the unit test layer of the testing pyramid and explores ways to build effective unit tests for distributed systems such as microservice deployments.

Sep 27, 2017 - 6 min read
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Microservice Testing: Introduction

Automated testing is one of the most important things that a software company needs in order to be successful. Properly tested code operates in a consistent and dependable manner which generates customer trust.

Sep 19, 2017 - 6 min read
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Microservice Principles: Decentralized Data Management

Microservice philosophy favors decentralization in all aspects of software design. This focus on decentralization doesn’t just guide the organization of business logic. It also guides how data is persisted.

Sep 14, 2017 - 9 min read