Microservices Patterns

This is a solid reference for implementing microservices patterns like service decomposition, API gateways, and the saga pattern for distributed transactions. You get practical examples of event-driven communication with Kafka, circuit breakers, and the strangler fig pattern for breaking up monoliths. The code samples are actually useful, showing real implementations of retry logic, compensating transactions, and database-per-service patterns. If you're moving from a monolith to microservices or designing inter-service communication, this covers the essential patterns without the usual enterprise architecture handwaving. The saga orchestration example alone is worth looking at if you need to coordinate distributed transactions.