Summary

In this chapter, we covered what cloud-native programming is and why to go for it. We saw what the various adoption models for enterprises, when it comes to cloud-native applications, are. We covered the 12 factors for distributed applications, along with the usage of microservice-based design for cloud-native enablement. We covered the enablement ecosystem for building microservices-based applications.

As we progress through the book, we will cover how to design, build, and run your cloud-native application. We will also cover cloud-native application development using two cloud provider platforms—AWS and Azure. We will make use of their platform services to build a cloud-native application.

We will also cover operational aspects of the cloud-native application—DevOps, deployment, monitoring, and management. Lastly, we will cover how to transform existing monolithic applications into modern distributed cloud-native applications. In the next chapter, we will dive right into creating our first cloud-native application.