Microservice Architectures
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Microservice Architectures
This course is part of Scalable Microservices for Developers Specialization
Instructors: Dr. Jules White
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Dive into the world of Microservices Architectures with this comprehensive course, designed to provide a clear understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of building scalable and robust systems. Beginning with the concept of program slicing, this course will guide you through the intricacies of Microservices, contrasting them against monolithic systems, and demonstrating the art and science behind their design, deployment, and maintenance.
What You'll Learn: Program Slicing and its Relevance: Dive into the foundational concepts of program slicing, its significance in system design, and its relationship with Microservices. Monoliths vs. Microservices: Contrast the architectural styles, understanding the strengths, weaknesses, and practical differences of each approach. Decoupling and Invocation Dynamics: Grasp the intricacies of service decoupling, hidden couplings, and the complexities of service invocation within a Microservices environment. Deployment, Scalability, and Dependency Management: Delve into the challenges and consequences of adopting Microservices, focusing on deployment strategies, scalability issues, and dependency isolation. Building Resilient Systems: Explore client-side load balancing, circuit breakers, fallback strategies, and other resilience techniques to ensure system stability and robustness. Who Should Enroll: Students should have intermediate Java programming experience.
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5 videos
5 videosβ’Total 74 minutes
- Program Slicingβ’12 minutes
- Microservices Relationship to Program Slicingβ’5 minutes
- Why We Sliceβ’16 minutes
- Slicing in Javaβ’30 minutes
- Monoliths vs. Microservicesβ’12 minutes
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7 videos
7 videosβ’Total 72 minutes
- Deployment & Scaling Consequencesβ’13 minutes
- Decouplingβ’4 minutes
- Hidden Couplingβ’9 minutes
- Invocation Consequencesβ’19 minutes
- Addressing Consequencesβ’9 minutes
- Dependency Isolation Consequencesβ’9 minutes
- A Basic Microservices Architectureβ’10 minutes
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5 videos1 assignment
5 videosβ’Total 63 minutes
- Comparing a Monolithic & Microservices Implementationβ’25 minutes
- Client-side Load Balancingβ’14 minutes
- The Circuit Breakerβ’8 minutes
- Fallbackβ’6 minutes
- Bulkheadsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 180 minutes
- Comprehensive Quizβ’180 minutes
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Reviewed on Nov 14, 2023
It was a great course because it started from the beginning of microservices and continued to an expert level. Thanks guys.
Reviewed on May 27, 2025
A dedicated lab on Microservice may help more on learning.
Reviewed on May 16, 2025
Instructor has very good method of teaching, ensuring the concepts are taught in very simple and effective way to the student.
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