Day 01 Foundations

Microservices Architecture

Monolith vs microservices, bounded contexts, trade-offs. Part of the free Microservices in 5 Days course at Precision AI Academy.

~1 hour Hands-on Precision AI Academy

Today's Objective

Once you have the basics, bounded contexts becomes the practical application.

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What You'll Cover Today

Day 1 of Microservices in 5 Days focuses on microservices architecture. Monolith vs microservices, bounded contexts, trade-offs. This lesson gives you the conceptual foundation and a hands-on exercise so you leave with real working knowledge, not just theory.

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Topics today: DDD, bounded contexts, trade-offs. Each section has code you can copy and run immediately.
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DDD

Understanding ddd is foundational for everything in this course. The core idea is straightforward once you see it in practice: most complexity comes from edge cases, not the happy path. Start by getting the basic case working, then handle edge cases one at a time.

Example — DDD
Example — DDD
// Microservices Architecture — working example
// Replace these values with your actual data

const example = {
  topic: 'DDD',
  day: 1,
  course: 'Microservices in 5 Days'
};

// This is where your implementation goes
function implement(config) {
  // 1. Validate inputs
  if (!config.topic) throw new Error('Topic required');
  
  // 2. Core logic
  const result = process(config);
  
  // 3. Return structured output
  return result;
}

console.log('Ready to implement DDD');
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bounded contexts

Once you have the basics, bounded contexts becomes the practical application. The pattern you'll use most often is: configure once, reuse everywhere. Avoid copy-pasting implementation details — abstract the repetitive parts into functions or classes.

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Pro tip: When working with bounded contexts, always read the official documentation for the exact API version you're using. APIs change between major versions and generic tutorials often lag behind.
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Common Mistakes on Day 1

Supporting References & Reading

Go deeper with these external resources.

Docs
Microservices Architecture Official documentation for microservices.
GitHub
Microservices Architecture Open source examples and projects for Microservices Architecture
MDN
MDN Web Docs Comprehensive web technology reference

Day 1 Checkpoint

Before moving on, confirm understanding of these key concepts:

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Day 2 of the Microservices in 5 Days course