Breaking the monolith with Cursor
- Categories:
- Software and DevOps Artificial Intelligence
- Level:
- Fundamentals
- Tier type:
- Micro
- Code:
- QABTMWC-M
- Exam:
- Not Applicable
Overview
Practical, instructor-led short courses, 2 hours in duration, focused on building in-demand skills through live active learning, with learners earning a QA skills badge on completion.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for senior software developers, software/technical leads and software architects who need to evaluate and support the gradual migration of an application from Monolith to microservice.
What will you learn on this course?
During the course, you will gain an understanding of both monolith and microservice architectures, including their benefits and drawbacks when compared to each other. You will also learn how to gradually migrate a project with the Strangler Pattern, with Cursor as a project-aware assistant alongside human verification to accelerate the migration from monolith to microservice.
What will you be able to do after this course?
By the end of this session, you will be able to explain the defining characteristics of monolithic and microservice architectures, and how to plan a safe, gradual extraction from monolith to microservice with a defined pattern. You will also be able to use clear, scoped Cursor prompts to plan and validate a migration, understanding the human role in reviewing results.
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2 Hours instructor led course
Exam: Not Applicable
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