Working according to a standard... really? Come on – software developers know how to build APIs. Besides, they want to stay flexible and have neither the desire nor the time to plough their way through some endless set of rules. And even if you've read them, that doesn't mean you agree with them. Fair enough. Nevertheless, there are a few challenges to overcome in software development, especially when working in autonomous teams and when you're dealing with business growth. This post offers an insight into how we at OTTO came up with our own API Guidelines and implemented them successfully.
When we launched our platform implementation back in 2018, we jointly committed to creating state-of-the-art software aligned with thoroughly modern and proven practices. First off, we deep-dived on modern software architectures including Event Driven, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Cloud Native and DevOps – which resulted in a couple of positive architecture decisions.
Over the past few years, microservices have grown into an established architectural approach. They are now so well established and tested that the hype is over, and enough experience is available on the benefits, limits, advantages and disadvantages. This article highlights the advantages or promises of microservice approaches that can be fulfilled when frontends are also considered.
OTTO is transforming its business model from retailer to platform. Our colleague Christian is developing for the OTTO platform in Hamburg and provides insights into pre-planning, agile project management and the technical architecture.
The cloud stands for scalability, cost efficiency and short time to market for new features. otto.de also wants to benefit from this and therefore started the migration to AWS last summer.
The cloud stands for scalability, cost efficiency and short time to market for new features. otto.de also wants to benefit from this and therefore started the migration to AWS last summer.
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