Microservices - is it for me?

Microservices - is it for me?

Microservices are one of the biggest buzzwords of recent years. However, it turns out that it is a bit like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, but nobody really knows how to do it. What does it take to make good use of this architecture? What conditions do we have to meet so that it’s something more than just an item on your CV? Read the article to find out.

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The law of good style

The law of good style

Why the Law of Demeter is crucial to object-oriented programming

GRASP, SOLID, DRY, KISS, IOC… Every developer worth their salt is familiar with this alphabet soup of best practices for programming. Which one do you like the most? SOLID (introduced by Robert C. Martin) is definitely the most popular one.

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Testing REST and Messaging with Spring Cloud Contract at DevSkiller

Testing REST and Messaging with Spring Cloud Contract at DevSkiller

Here at DevSkiller, we have been working with Spring Cloud Contract for a long time now in order to simplify designing the APIs and testing our system while, at the same time, keeping the communication between services working correctly. In fact, the members of our team have been among the creators, first users, and first contributors of the Accurest project that has later been adopted in Spring Cloud as Spring Cloud Contract. Over time, we have both adjusted the way we work with the contracts to the specifics of our team and our system, and have leveraged the contracts to make substantial changes in our architecture. This article is dedicated to some of the things we have learnt while working with this tool and the improvements we were able to introduce to our system thanks to having adopted the Consumer-Driven Contracts approach.

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Safe to fail vs fail safe

Safe to fail vs fail safe

There are two types of drivers in the world: those who try to avoid accidents by driving very carefully in extra safe cars and those who prepare to deal with them when they happen by taking out a robust insurance policy. And it isn’t all only drivers. These contrasting approaches are found in many different fields and IT is no exception.

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