Pattern: Consumer-side contract test
patternVerify that the client of a service can communicate with the service.
Microservice Architecture
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Upcoming public workshops: Microservices and architecting for fast flow
In-person: Berlin and Milan
DevOps and Team topologies are vital for delivering the fast flow of changes that modern businesses need.
But they are insufficient. You also need an application architecture that supports fast, sustainable flow.
Learn more and register for one of my upcoming public workshops in November.
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Virtual bootcamp: Distributed data patterns in a microservice architecture
My virtual bootcamp, distributed data patterns in a microservice architecture, is now open for enrollment!
It covers the key distributed data management patterns including Saga, API Composition, and CQRS.
It consists of video lectures, code labs, and a weekly ask-me-anything video conference repeated in multiple timezones.
The regular price is $395/person but use coupon CCMHVSFB to sign up for $95 (valid until November 8th, 2024). There are deeper discounts for buying multiple seats.
Learn how to create a service template and microservice chassis
Take a look at my Manning LiveProject that teaches you how to develop a service template and microservice chassis.
BUILD microservices
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Consulting services
Engage Chris to create a microservices adoption roadmap and help you define your microservice architecture,
The Eventuate platform
Use the Eventuate.io platform to tackle distributed data management challenges in your microservices architecture.
Eventuate is Chris's latest startup. It makes it easy to use the Saga pattern to manage transactions and the CQRS pattern to implement queries.
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