Preface

This book will help you learn about Eclipse MicroProfile, an open source specification for enterprise Java microservices that started back in 2016, along with its background and history, its value proposition to organizations and businesses, its community governance, the current Eclipse MicroProfile sub-projects (more are being added as the open source project evolves), its implementations, and its interoperability. It will also provide a peek into the future direction of Eclipse MicroProfile, a sample application in Red Hat's implementation of Eclipse MicroProfile in Thorntail, one of the runtimes provided by Red Hat Runtimes, and guidance and considerations for running Eclipse MicroProfile in hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments. This book will follow a step-by-step approach to help you understand the Eclipse MicroProfile project and its implementations in the market.