Microservices vs. APIs: If you’ve been confusing them, this might help you sort it out Hey, do you often hear the words “microservices” and “API” being thrown around together? It feels like they are the same thing, or at least inseparable like conjoined twins. As a result, when planning technical solutions or making product selections, my mind is a mess and I have no idea where to start. Let me share a story with you. There is a friend in...

Make complex architecture simple: Let’s talk about microservices. Have you ever experienced that kind of headache moment? As the system gets bigger and bigger, the functions are stacked on top of each other, and you have to be careful when changing a line of code, for fear of affecting the whole body. I guess many teams have encountered similar problems - services are entangled, all employees have to be on standby for a release, and new features are launched as slowly as a snail. It feels like a bunch of wires tangled together randomly, and the more time passes...

Microservices Testing? It’s Not Just a Buzzword—Here’s How It Keeps Your Systems AliveImagine you’re building a complex, moving machine—like...

You know that feeling. It’s 3 AM, and the test bench is humming, but your IoT edge setup just won't sync. A servo jitters, a sensor lag snea...

Microservices Testing: When Your System’s Gears Need to SyncImagine building a mechanical assembly where every servo motor and舵机 has to move...

When Servos Meet Microservices: A Conversation About Reliability Picture this scenario. The robotic arm you spent months carefully designing is performing a critical task—perhaps a precision motion in a medical device or a repetitive job on a production line. Suddenly, a tiny signal didn't arrive as expected, and the entire process came to a standstill. It's not a hardware failure or a motor overload, but the control instructions are "lost" in the digital world. this...

When your microservices start playing hide-and-seek: Have you discovered the troubles and solutions of Discovery Client? Developing a microservice architecture is sometimes like managing a team that is not obedient. Each service is quite capable, but once they are spread out, it becomes a bit confusing. Service A wanted to ask service B for help, but found that service B had moved, changed its IP address, or was simply restarting and upgrading - and could not be contacted. ...