Dapr 1: The Big Picture
This course will teach you how the Distributed Application Framework called Dapr works and why you want to use it to simplify and enhance the experience of building microservices.
What you'll learn
In this course, Dapr 1: The Big Picture, you’ll learn why you want to use the Distributed Application Framework Dapr to simplify the development of your microservices applications. First, you'll discover common challenges when building microservices. Then, you'll understand how Dapr can help you simplify many of these challenges by providing building blocks that implement industry best practices to the problems without any hassle. Finally, you'll learn to use this knowledge to incorporate Dapr into an existing microservices application you are already building. When you're finished with this course, you’ll have the knowledge to understand how Dapr works and decide if you want to use Dapr to build your next microservices application.
Table of contents
- Introduction 2m
- Version Check 1m
- Outline 1m
- What Is Dapr 4m
- Who Is Behind Dapr 2m
- Common Problems Building Microservices 3m
- Common Solutions 2m
- Service Mesh 2m
- Dapr Solution 2m
- Core Dapr Concepts 3m
- Introducing the Demo Application 4m
- Adding Dapr to the Demo Application 8m
- The Final Result 5m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Marcel is the co-founder and CTO of Xpirit, a high-end consulting firm based in Hilversum, Netherlands. Marcel co-founded Xpirit in 2014 as a spin off from Xebia Netherlands. Together with Xebia they help customers with Digital Transformation, Agile Consulting, and Full Stack development with both Microsoft and open source products. Marcel spends most of his time looking at how new emerging technologies, a shift in mindset, and a new way of work, can help organizations get software in production... more