microservices-bootcamp (Chapter-wise)
Part 1: Foundations of Microservices
| Module | Topic | Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Introduction to Microservices | - What are Microservices? - Monolith vs Microservices - Benefits and Challenges |
| 1.2 | Core Principles of Microservices | - Single Responsibility Principle - SOLID and Design Principles - Decentralization - Scalability and Autonomy - API Contracts |
| 1.3 | Designing Microservices | - Bounded Context - Domain-Driven Design (DDD) - Service Granularity - Designing APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) |
| 1.4 | Communication Patterns | - Synchronous (REST/gRPC/graphQL) - Asynchronous (message queues, events) |
| 1.5 | Service Contracts | - API-first Approach - OpenAPI/Swagger/Scalar - Backward Compatibility |
| 1.6 | Setting up Development Environment | - Tools & IDEs - Docker and Containers - Git Repositories - Branching Strategy |
Part 2: Building Microservices
| Module | Topic | Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Tech Stack | - Overview of Tech Choices - .NET Core, Spring Boot, Node.js, etc. |
| 2.2 | API Development | - REST/gRPC APIs - Build APIs with ASP.NET Core |
| 2.3 | Data Access Layer | - EF Core - CRUD Operations |
| 2.4 | Event-Driven Architecture | - Event Sourcing - Messaging (RabbitMQ, Kafka, Azure Service Bus) - Publishing/Consuming Events |
| 2.5 | Data Management | - Database-per-service - CQRS - Eventual Consistency |
| 2.6 | Service Discovery | - Eureka, Consul, K8s DNS - Registering and Discovering Services |
| 2.7 | Configuration Management | - AppSettings, YAML, Consul - Centralized Configuration - Azure App Configuration |
| 2.8 | Testing Microservices | - Unit, Integration, Contract Testing - Pact - TestContainers |
Part 3: Cross-Cutting Concerns & Patterns
| Module | Topic | Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Resilience & Fault Tolerance | - Circuit Breaker - Retry - Timeout - Polly - Dapr |
| 3.2 | API Gateway Pattern | - API Gateway - YARP - Ocelot - Azure API Management |
| 3.3 | Security | - OAuth2 - OpenID Connect - Identity Server - Auth0 - Role/Policy-based Access |
| 3.4 | Logging & Monitoring | - Centralized Logging - Observability - Serilog - Seq - ELK - OpenTelemetry |
| 3.5 | Caching | - Distributed Caching - Redis - Cache Invalidation Strategies |
| 3.6 | Service Mesh (Optional) | - Istio - Linkerd - Consul Connect - Introduction |
Part 4: DevOps & Deployment
| Module | Topic | Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Dockerizing | - Dockerfiles - Run containers locally |
| 4.2 | Docker Compose | - Orchestration - Multiple microservices for local development |
| 4.3 | Kubernetes Basics | - AKS, GKE, EKS - Deploy microservices |
| 4.4 | CI/CD Pipelines | - GitHub Actions - Azure DevOps - Build → Test → Deploy - Canary, Blue-Green Deployment |
| 4.5 | Secrets & Config | - ConfigMaps - Secrets - Key Vault - Secure configuration in Kubernetes |
| 4.6 | Monitoring & Observability | - Prometheus - Grafana - Fluentd - Loki - Metrics - Health Checks - Alerts - Logging |
Part 5: Advanced Topics & Case Study
| Module | Topic | Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Securing Microservices | - API Security Best Practices - Rate Limiting - Secrets Management (Vault, Azure Key Vault) |
| 5.2 | Anti-Patterns | - Common Mistakes - Avoid Tight Coupling - Saga Pattern - Other Design Patterns |
| 5.3 | AI/ML in Microservices | - AI-Powered Microservices - Model Serving and Integration |
| 5.4 | Real-World Case Study | - End-to-End Implementation - Design and implement a microservice-based application |
| 5.5 | Interview Prep & Review | - System Design Patterns - Architecture reviews |
| 5.6 | Final Thoughts & Trends | - Serverless - Multi-cloud - Azure Functions - Multi-cloud Deployments |