Based on Martin Fowler’s article, these are the 9

attributes of Microservices:

1. Componentization via Services

2. Organized Around Business Capabilities

3. Products not Projects

4. Smart Endpoints and Dumb Pipes

5. Decentralized Governance

6. Decentralized Data Management

7. Infrastructure Automation

- Not all attributes are

mandatory

- The “Decentralized Data

Management” is the

most controversial, but

also one of the most

important

- Even though REST API

is mentioned in the

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8. Design for Failure

9. Evolutionary Design