# microservices
5 posts
Domain-Driven Design (DDD) — Bounded Contexts in Practice
A practical guide to Domain-Driven Design — bounded contexts, aggregates, value objects, and how to apply DDD without drowning in abstraction.
Saga Pattern — Managing Distributed Transactions
How to implement the Saga pattern for distributed transactions in microservices — choreography vs orchestration, compensation, and practical implementation with Kafka.
Database Per Service — Patterns for Data Isolation in Microservices
How to implement database-per-service in microservices — data ownership, cross-service queries, eventual consistency, and practical patterns for data isolation.
Microservices vs Monolith — A Practical Decision Framework
A no-hype comparison of microservices and monoliths — when each architecture makes sense, the real tradeoffs, and how to decide for your project.
Event-Driven Architecture — When and Why (Not Just Kafka)
Understand event-driven architecture beyond the buzzwords — events vs commands, messaging patterns, when to use it, and when synchronous calls are better.