Microservices

Lesson in the Backend Developer Roadmap · Stage 18: Architectural Patterns

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Microservices?

Microservices architecture structures applications as loosely coupled, independently deployable services focused on specific business capabilities. Communicate via HTTP or messaging. Enables scalability, flexibility, diverse technologies, and continuous deployment but adds complexity in communication and orchestration.

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Microservices: common questions

Can I learn Microservices in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Microservices in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Microservices tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 114 of 155 in the free Backend roadmap, in stage 18, Architectural Patterns. If you are new to Backend, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.