Before we take a look at some frameworks which can help you build microservices in Go, we should first look at some of the design patterns that will help you avoid failure.
I am not talking about software design patterns like factories or facades, but architectural designs like load balancing and service discovery. If you have never worked with microservice architecture before, then you may not understand why these are needed, but I hope that by the end of the chapter you will have a solid understanding why these patterns are important and how you can apply them correctly. If you have already successfully deployed a microservice architecture, then this chapter will give you greater knowledge of the underlying patterns which make your system function. If you have not had much success with microservices, then possibly you did not understand that you need the patterns I am going to describe.
In general, there is something for everyone, and we are going to look at not...