Vocabulary

A contract that lets two pieces of software talk to each other.

“We exposed the user data through a REST API.”

The process of verifying who a user is.

“We added OAuth-based authentication this sprint.”

Deciding what an authenticated user is allowed to do.

“Role-based authorization keeps admin routes safe.”

To release code into a running environment.

“We deploy to production every Tuesday.”

A storage location for source code or data.

“Clone the repository and run the dev server.”

A lightweight, isolated environment for running software.

“Each microservice runs in its own container.”

Providing the objects a class needs from the outside.

“Spring uses dependency injection to wire beans together.”

Producing the same result no matter how many times it runs.

“Make the payment endpoint idempotent to avoid double charges.”