Abstract :
In this excerpt from Software Engineering Radio, Johannes Thönes talks with James Lewis, principal consultant at ThoughtWorks, about microservices. They discuss microservices´ recent popularity, architectural styles, deployment, size, technical decisions, and consumer-driven contracts. They also compare microservices to service-oriented architecture and wrap up the episode by talking about key figures in the microservice community and standing on the shoulders of giants. The Web extra at http://www.se-radio.net/2014/10/episode-213-james-lewis-on-microservices is an audio recording of Tobias Kaatz speaking with James Lewis, principal consultant at ThoughtWorks, about microservices. They discuss microservices´ recent popularity, architectural styles, deployment, size, technical decisions, and consumer-driven contracts. They also compare microservices to service-oriented architecture and wrap up the episode by talking about key figures in the microservice community and standing on the shoulders of giants.