.NET Microservices Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications is Microsoft's free e-book that describes the architecture, patterns, and best practices for building microservices based on Microsft tech stack and Azure. As the name implies, it focuses mostly on building .NET and .NET Core applications with Docker.
Like the other books from the series, the book is short, quick, and easy to read without much fluff. There are general definitions and introductions to the topics, but just enough to get you started. Everything else is Microsoft .NET and Azure specific. For more general introduction to advantages of containerization and (micro)service style of architecture, I would suggest something like Sam Newman's Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems 2nd Edition (2021).
Authors
- Cesar de la Torre - Sr. PM, .NET product team, Microsoft Corp.
- Bill Wagner - Sr. Content Developer, C+E, Microsoft Corp.
- Mike Rousos - Principal Software Engineer, DevDiv CAT team, Microsoft