Links 2018-11-12
More about microservices and Docker …
- Serverless Microservice Patterns for AWS – Jeremy Daly
Since I work with serverless microservices all the time, I figured I’d compile a list of design patterns and how to implement them in AWS. I came up with 19 of them, though I’m sure there are plenty more.
- 10 Tips for failing badly at Microservices, by David Schmitz
If you mind my tips, then surely you will fail at Microservices and your boss will never again try to move away from your beloved vintage monolith.
- The Death of Microservice Madness in 2018
Microservice madness goes something like this:
Netflix are great at devops.
Netfix do microservices.
Therefore: If I do microservices, I am great at devops. - Services, monoliths, modularity
My not-useful takeaway from these reckons is that what you need is modularity, not microservices.
- Microservices Are Something You Grow Into, Not Begin With — Nick Janetakis
Let’s talk about when it might be a good or bad idea to start using microservices. SPOILER ALERT: it’s not the same for every project.
- Revisiting Using Docker, by Gregory Szorc
When you look at all the options for running containers in 2018, I think it is obvious that Docker – usable though it may be – is not ideal for a significant number of container use cases.
- Docker is the dangerous gamble which we will regret | Lawrence Krubner, Smash Company
Summary: don’t use Docker, or any other container technology. Use Terraform and Packer instead.