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Cloud Native programming with Golang

By : Mina Andrawos, Martin Helmich
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Cloud Native programming with Golang

By: Mina Andrawos, Martin Helmich

Overview of this book

Awarded as one of the best books of all time by BookAuthority, Cloud Native Programming with Golang will take you on a journey into the world of microservices and cloud computing with the help of Go. Cloud computing and microservices are two very important concepts in modern software architecture. They represent key skills that ambitious software engineers need to acquire in order to design and build software applications capable of performing and scaling. Go is a modern cross-platform programming language that is very powerful yet simple; it is an excellent choice for microservices and cloud applications. Go is gaining more and more popularity, and becoming a very attractive skill. This book starts by covering the software architectural patterns of cloud applications, as well as practical concepts regarding how to scale, distribute, and deploy those applications. You will also learn how to build a JavaScript-based front-end for your application, using TypeScript and React. From there, we dive into commercial cloud offerings by covering AWS. Finally, we conclude our book by providing some overviews of other concepts and technologies that you can explore, to move from where the book leaves off.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
7
AWS I – Fundamentals, AWS SDK for Go, and EC2

Migrating from monolithic applications to microservices


So, now, let's say that you have a monolithic application, your business is growing, your customers are demanding more features, and you need to migrate to an architecture that is both flexible and scalable. It's time to use microservices. The first key rule of thumb to have in mind when migrating is that there is no golden set of steps we need to follow to perform a successful migration from monolithic applications to microservices. The steps we need to follow differ from one situation to another and from one organization to another. Having said that, there are some very helpful concepts and ideas that we can cover in this chapter, which will help you make informed decisions on how to go about the migration.

Humans and technology

One of the most overlooked aspects when transitioning from monolithic applications to microservices is the people factor. We typically think of technology and architecture, but what about teams who write the...