Servicebyservice
Servicebyservice is a design and delivery philosophy in software engineering and business operations that emphasizes building and delivering functionality as independent, autonomously deployable services. Each service encapsulates a discrete business capability and communicates with others through well-defined interfaces, typically APIs. The approach overlaps with service-oriented architecture and microservices, but places emphasis on the lifecycle of each service—from development and deployment to operation and retirement.
Characteristics include bounded contexts, loose coupling, independent deployment, and technology heterogeneity. An API-first stance, contract-driven development,
Benefits include improved scalability, fault isolation, faster time to market, and greater resilience through isolation. It
Common patterns and technologies used with servicebyservice are microservices, serverless functions, event-driven architectures, API gateways, and
Use cases include large, customer-facing digital platforms, cloud-native applications, and ecosystems that require independent scalability and
See also: microservices, service-oriented architecture, API-first design, XaaS.