Microservices basics, including some Docker/Kubernetes

We thought it was time to discuss some of the hype, and also some of the downsides of microservices in a meetup in Odense. Microservices as an architectural pattern is defined by many people as different things, but I will adheer to Martin Fowler's explanation here : https://martinfowler.com/articles/microservices.html

The meetup will consist of a basic rundown of microservices using a homemade example, as well as sock shop (https://github.com/microservices-demo/microservices-demo), and touch on Docker and Kubernetes as tools for orchestration of microservices.

Edit : Due to another meetup just before ours ( https://www.meetup.com/CODE-Odense/events/242157736/) from Code Odense, on the same topic, we will be focussing much more on the DevOps / infrastructure perspective, which is Docker and Kubernetes.

Our examples will still be microservices, and we will cover basics roughly as well.

Agenda

17.30 - Doors open

18~ Introduction by Gul and Gratis (our host)

18.30 - Microservices basics - fundamentals of Microservices from an Ops point of view.

19.20 - Break with food and drinks

19.45 - Docker/Kubernetes with microservice examples, more in-depth chats about pitfalls and what to watch for.

20.30 and forward - Networking, general questions and so on.