3.2 Microservice Autonomy
These techniques contribute to the autonomy of the microservice as a technical artifact.
A microservice is a self-contained silo from top to bottom, including its database tables and message queue topics. This self-containment allows autonomous development by the microservice's team, including independent deployment (L46, L41).
Microservice Characteristic
The distinguishing microservice characteristic is the autonomy of the microservice. The main focus supporting the microservice's autonomous life cycle and independence of other microservices.