Hi, I'm Dave Farley. If you've watched any of my YouTube videos, particularly those on the topic of microservices, you know that I care deeply about building high quality software.

Microservices are a great approach for building software at scale. But although the ideas at the root of microservices may sound simple, this is not a simple approach. There are several big traps along the way, and it's important to avoid them if you want to gain the benefits of a microservices approach.

In this microservices masterclass, you will learn how to apply the principles that matter the most in the real world of building complex distributed software that are at the heart of microservices. Learn what microservices are (and are not), how to build smarter systems from the beginning, and how to avoid the common traps.

If you're an executive or a team lead, this course will help you to make better decisions and to avoid some of those commonest of mistakes.

If you're a developer, I'll give you the clarity and context to build smarter systems from the beginning, and so guide you on your path towards better outcomes.

If you're an architect, our course will sharpen your thinking and reinforce the principles that matter the most in the real world of building complex distributed software that are at the heart of microservices.

We've curated some of my most important YouTube videos, along with key segments from my Engineering Room interviews, and lots of other material into a proper training course. While much of this content is freely available, this course pulls it together into a more coherent whole and transforms it into a more focused journey, offering a structured learning experience designed to help you to move from passive watching to active mastery. You'll find clear learning objectives, helpful introductions, transcripts, key takeaways, exercises, quizzes, and you can earn a certificate at the end if you get all the way through.

I hope that you enjoy it, and I hope that you find it helpful in your future endeavors. Enjoy the course.

• Introduction
• Architecting for Autonomy: The Core Challenges of Microservices
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 1
• Quiz 13 attempts allowed
• Designing Microservices: Bounded Contexts, Messaging, and Deployability
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 2
• Quiz 23 attempts allowed
• Microservices and Technical Debt: Why Autonomy Comes at a Price
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 3
• Quiz 33 attempts allowed
• Designing for Independent Deployability: Microservice Contracts and Interfaces
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 4
• Quiz 43 attempts allowed
• Balancing DRY and Decoupling: Code Reuse at Scale
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 5
• Quiz 53 attempts allowed
• Microservices Done Right: Boundaries, Independence, and Data Ownership
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 6
• Quiz 63 attempts allowed
• Designing for Observability: Managing Complexity in Distributed Systems
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 7
• Quiz 73 attempts allowed
• Contract Testing: Enabling Independent Deployability in Microservices
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 8
• Quiz 83 attempts allowed
• Version Control and Deployability: Aligning Repositories with Architecture
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 9
• Quiz 93 attempts allowed
• Autonomy with Guardrails at Spotify: Managing Teams and Tech at Scale
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 10
• Quiz 103 attempts allowed
• Microservices: Origins, Evolution, and Lessons Learned
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 11
• Quiz 113 attempts allowed
• Architecture for Change: Managing Complexity from Day One
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 12
• Quiz 123 attempts allowed
• Start Small, Scale Smart: Architecture Lessons from eBay and Beyond
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Exercise 13
• Quiz 133 attempts allowed
• Key Takeaways
• Contract Testing for Real Microservices: Avoiding the Distributed Monolith Trap
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 14
• Quiz 143 attempts allowed
• Why Agile Needs Architecture: Managing Decisions and Trade-offs
• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Material
• Key Takeaways
• Exercise 15
• Quiz 153 attempts allowed