Any architectural style comes with a set of associated patterns and practices to follow. The microservice architectural style is no different. Microservice implementation has more chances of being successful with the adoption of the following practices:
- Self-sufficient teams: Amazon, who is a pioneer of SOA and microservice architectures, follow the Two Pizza Teams paradigm. This means usually a microservice team will have no more than 7-10 team members. These team members will have all the necessary skills and roles; for example, development, operations, and business analyst. Such a service team handles the development, operations, and management of a microservice.
- CI and CD: CI and CD are prerequisites for implementing microservices. Smaller self-sufficient teams, who can integrate their work frequently, are precursors...