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Know the Flow! Microservices and Event Choreographies
This article explores ways to implement services which are long running and stretch across the boundary of individual microservices using event based architectures.
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Always Be Publishing: Continuous Integration & Collaboration in Code Repositories for REST API Docs
API documentation is an often overlooked part of making any API a success. This article explores how to make the documentation part of a continuous integration pipeline keeping it closer to the code itself.
The Misaligned Middle and Getting off the Hamster Wheel Using Kanban
At the Agile 2016 conference, Dominica DeGrandis and Julia Wester of Leankit gave talks on helping middle managers adapt to change and how Kanban can be used to identify problems in workflows .
An Open API Initiative Update
Tony Tam, creator of the popular Swagger Specification is providing an update on the The Open API Initiative group activity. 1
Two Mistakes You Need to Avoid When Integrating Services
Often enterprises assume adopting patterns like ESB help in developing with services. However, hidden challenges with these patterns can present dangers which go unnoticed until the system is live. 3
Using Templates to Transform Web Service Results into Markup
The HTTP-RPC open-source Java framework returns results in JSON by default, but can use the CTemplate system to respond with custom markup.
Creating RESTful Services with T4 Based on Model and Interfaces
Amel Musić demonstrates how T4 can be used to create a flexible code generator that reduces the amount of time and effort it takes to create RESTful services.
HTTP-RPC: A Lightweight Cross-Platform REST Framework
HTTP-RPC is an open-source framework for creating and accessing cross-platform polyglot RESTful web services using a convenient, RPC-like metaphor, while preserving fundamental REST principles. 3
Locating Common Micro Service Performance Anti-Patterns
In this 2nd installment on diagnosing performance issues, performance guru Andreas Grabner focuses on spotting performance & scalability issues in distributed Microservice Oriented Architecture
Production Like Performance Tests of Web-Services
New impetus to performance testing: performance split testing as attempt to make performance testing of web services more dynamic by using real-time production traffic and applying the A/B testing. 3
From Monolith to Multilith at ticketea
ticketea is a large online ticket selling platform in Spain. This article describes their growing pains and how DevOps and an API-based distributed architecture allowed them to cope with growth. 1
Thinking Outside-In: How APIs Fulfill the Original Promise of Service-Oriented Architecture
APIs are a lightweight agile way of building reusable systems. Previously only some SOA adopters delivered these goals. Some key differences are the shift to distributed resources & statelessness. 4
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