April 13, 2024
Updated June 9, 2025
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Exploring a Career as a Microservices Architect
A Microservices Architect is a specialized software architect who designs and oversees the implementation of applications built using a microservices approach. This architectural style structures an application as a collection of small, autonomous services, each focused on a specific business capability. These services are independently deployable, scalable, and can be developed using different technologies, offering a contrast to traditional monolithic applications where all functionalities are interwoven into a single, large codebase.
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A comprehensive guide to reactive programming with Project Reactor, this book covers everything from the basics to advanced topics such as performance tuning and testing.
This comprehensive guide to Spring Cloud covers all aspects of the framework, from microservices to distributed systems.
This official study guide is essential for anyone preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam.
This official study guide is essential for anyone preparing for the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam.
This practical guide provides a comprehensive overview of Spring Boot, covering everything from setting up your first project to deploying and monitoring your application in production.
This advanced guide to Spring Boot covers topics such as performance tuning, security, and monitoring.
Provides a deep dive into the use of Spring Data for AWS, a framework for accessing AWS data services from Spring applications.
Collection of recipes for solving common problems with Project Reactor.
Covers how to build reactive microservices with Spring Boot and WebFlux, which uses Project Reactor.
Teaches developers how to build GraphQL APIs using NestJS and TypeScript. It covers everything from setting up a project to advanced concepts like federation and subscriptions. The author, a core contributor to the NestJS and GraphQL communities, provides valuable insights and best practices for building robust and scalable GraphQL APIs.
Covers reactive programming with Java 9, including Project Reactor.
Covers reactive programming with Vert.x, a reactive framework for Java and Kotlin.
This beginner-friendly guide to AWS CloudFormation provides step-by-step instructions for automating the deployment of your AWS infrastructure.
Covers design patterns for reactive programming, which can be used with Project Reactor.
This beginner-friendly guide to Spring Boot covers everything from setting up your first project to deploying your application in production.
This beginner-friendly guide to AWS provides a solid foundation for understanding the cloud platform and its services.
Covers Java 9 concurrency features, including Project Reactor.
Covers reactive programming with RxJava, a popular reactive programming library for Java.
This cookbook provides practical solutions to common challenges faced when working with Next.js and Nest.js. It covers topics such as authentication, data fetching, and deployment. The author, a seasoned software engineer, offers practical recipes and code snippets to help developers overcome common pitfalls and build robust applications.
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