Introduction

Microservices architecture has become the de facto standard for building modern, scalable applications. In this article, I'll share my experience building microservices with .NET and Azure.

Key Components

• ASP.NET Core Web API - For building RESTful services
• Azure Service Bus - For asynchronous messaging
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) - For container orchestration
• Azure SQL Database - For data persistence

Best Practices

1. API Gateway Pattern - Use Azure API Management or Ocelot

2. Service Discovery - Leverage Kubernetes DNS

3. Circuit Breaker - Implement with Polly

4. Distributed Tracing - Use Application Insights

Conclusion

Building microservices requires careful planning and the right tools. .NET and Azure provide a robust ecosystem for creating production-ready microservices.