Microservices: The Journey So Far and Challenges Ahead
Pooyan Jamshidi, Claus Pahl, Nabor C. Mendonça, James Lewis, Stefan Tilkov · IEEE Software · 2018
Microservices are an architectural approach emerging out of service-oriented architecture, emphasizing self-management and lightweightness as the means to improve software agility, scalability, and autonomy. This article examines microservice evolution from the technological and architectural perspectives and discusses key challenges facing future microservice developments.