April 2017

Architecture & Design Special Report

Microservices vs. Service-Oriented Architecture (By O'Reilly)

So, what sets them apart? Are microservices really just “SOA done right”? How do the two approaches differ? More importantly, are microservices really better than SOA, or are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes of the past? Download Now.

Does TDD Harm Architecture?

Bob Martin, also known as Uncle Bob and co-author of the Agile Manifesto, has recently published an evaluation on whether TDD harms architecture. Most of the discussion centres around whether following a test driven approach has a negative impact on both the high level design and general maintainability of implementation code.

Microsoft Releases Azure Functions Proxies Public Preview

In a recent blog post, Microsoft announced a public preview for Azure Functions Proxies. This feature provides reverse proxy functionality targeted at organizations that expose many Azure Function Apps and want to have a common public endpoint, regardless of where and how many Function Apps have been provisioned.

Microservices Reference Architecture

Interconnecting microservices is a big challenge because they can be spread across many servers and move frequently. The Microservices Reference Architecture ebook is a practical guide that can help you solve this and other challenges of building microservices-based applications. FREE eBook Download.

Avoiding Alerts Overload from Microservices: Sarah Wells at QCon London

At QCon London, Sarah Wells presented “Avoiding Alerts Overload from Microservices”, and cautioned that developers and operators must fundamentally change the way they think about monitoring when building a microservice system. Key takeaways included: build a system that can be supported; focus on ‘stuff that matters’ when creating monitoring and alerts; and cultivate and improve alerts.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Adds Linkerd, gRPC, and CoreDNS to Growing Portfolio

Since the beginning of 2017 the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has added three new projects to their portfolio for hosting and stewardship, including: linkerd, a transparent proxy ‘service mesh’ that provides service discovery, failure handling and visibility; gRPC, a language agnostic high performance RPC framework; and CoreDNS, a fast and configurable cloud native DNS server.

Building a Bank with Golang, Microservices and Containers: Matt Heath at QCon London

At QCon London, Matt Heath, Distributed Systems Engineer at Monzo Bank, presented “Building a Bank with Golang”. Key takeaways included: Golang’s focus on simplicity and readability in combination with excellent concurrency primitives making this a language well-suited for creating “high volume, low latency, distributed applications”.

Operational - the Forgotten Architectural View

The emerging DevOps movement emphasizes development and operations staff working together as early as possible-sharing tools, processes, and practices that smooth the production path.

Oliver Gould Discusses Architecting to Avoid and Recover from Failure

Robert Blumen talks to Oliver Gould, CTO of Buoyant, where he leads open source development efforts, about architecting to avoid and recover from failure.

Learning Paths: QCon London Expert Recommendations

Advice on the best talks to attend at QCon London 2017 from London Thought Leaders.

How to Sell Refactoring? The Case of Nordea Bank AB

When you think about refactoring, you think about transformations such Extract Class. They are important in your everyday work with the code. Now we focus on the strategic code refactoring.

Containerizing Continuous Delivery in Java

As the industry moves towards microservices, continuous delivery (CD), and Docker, does Java still have a place? Though it may seem like a strange mix at first, combining battle-hardened Java with these emerging technologies can give you the best of both worlds.
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