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microservices-patterns

Design microservices architectures with service boundaries, event-driven communication, and resilience patterns. Use when building distributed systems, decomposing monoliths, or implementing microservices.

Microservices Patterns

Master microservices architecture patterns including service boundaries, inter-service communication, data management, and resilience patterns for building distributed systems.

When to Use This Skill

Decomposing monoliths into microservices
Designing service boundaries and contracts
Implementing inter-service communication
Managing distributed data and transactions
Building resilient distributed systems
Implementing service discovery and load balancing
Designing event-driven architectures

Core Concepts

1. Service Decomposition Strategies

By Business Capability

Organize services around business functions
Each service owns its domain
Example: OrderService, PaymentService, InventoryService

By Subdomain (DDD)

Core domain, supporting subdomains
Bounded contexts map to services
Clear ownership and responsibility

Strangler Fig Pattern

Gradually extract from monolith
New functionality as microservices
Proxy routes to old/new systems

2. Communication Patterns

Synchronous (Request/Response)

REST APIs

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Microservices Patterns

Microservices Patterns

When to Use This Skill

Core Concepts

1. Service Decomposition Strategies

2. Communication Patterns

3. Data Management

4. Resilience Patterns

Detailed patterns and worked examples