10+ Best Articles on Microservices
The most useful articles on microservices from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Microservices Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on microservices by Refind users in 2023 so far.
What is ...?
New to #microservices? These articles make an excellent introduction.
Introduction to Microservices
Microservices are currently getting a lot of attention. This blog post is the first in a 7-part series about designing, building, & deploying microservices
How to ...?
How to break a Monolith into Microservices
A guide to the common steps we've observed in breaking a monolithic application up into microservices
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on microservices—all under 10 minutes.
Microservices Explained for Product Managers
One of the first introductions product manager might get into the world of architectural design is the concept of microservices. But what exactly are they?
Monoliths to Microservices: 4 Modernization Best Practices
What do you as an architect or developer actually do to refactor a monolithic application into microservices?
Why You Should Be Talking About Microservices
As organizations strive for greater agility, their software development teams often turn to microservices for flexibility and efficiency. Amazon, PayPal and Netflix, among many tech supergiants, have been leaving their monolithic structures behind and are moving to microservices architectures. For executives looking toward their own transition, a team at the Boston Consulting Group offers a clear, authoritative introduction to the technology.
Microservices Guide
A guide that picks out the best information resources for the microservices style of software architecture.
MonolithFirst
Going directly to a microservices architecture is risky, so consider building a monolithic system first. Split to microservices when, and if, you need it.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on microservices.
Testing Strategies For Microservices
Microservices need a different approach when it comes to testing. The microservices test pyramid is more complex. Here's how to use it.
Microservices
An in-depth description of the microservice style of architecture. Applications designed as suites of independently deployable services, governed in a decentralized manner.
Testing Microservices, the sane way
There’s no dearth of information or best-practices or books about how best to test software. This post, however, focuses solely on testing…
Toward a Functional Programming Analogy for Microservices
Is the reactive, immutable, functional style of microservices enabled by Kafka and its Streams API the right fit for your application?
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Microservices, including:
Martin Fowler
Author on Software Development. Works for Thoughtworks. Also hikes, watches theater, and plays modern board games. He/him. @mfowler@toot.thoughtworks.com
Boston Consulting Group
Official global account of Boston Consulting Group. Highlights of our work, initiatives, people, partnerships, and more. Also @BCGhenderson & @bcgx_
The New Stack
All about at-scale app development & management. Tech news, analysis, research, podcasts & more! Insight Partners is an investor in The New Stack.
The Wall Street Journal
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