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Linking your Microservices with Workflows

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**Linking your Microservices with Workflows **is a CodingCat.dev podcast episode featuring Shawn Wang (swyx) alongside Alex Patterson and Brittney Postma focused on AWS, Svelte, Builder.io. Swyx walks us through how to use http://temporal.io/ to link all of your microservice workflows. 2.21 - Linking your Microservices with Workflows: Swyx joins us to talk about how https://temporal.io/ can help manage microservices https://codingcat.dev/podcast/2-21-linking-your-microservices-with-workflows Sponsors

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Questions

  1. Can you tell us a little about what Temporal is and how you got started there?
    1. https://www.swyx.io/why-temporal/
    2. https://gist.github.com/sw-yx/ff8a4f6757286444fa20b43f6b98b205
    3. https://www.swyx.io/self-provisioning-runtime/
  2. Do you still need to use things like Cloud Pub/Sub or AWS SQS?
  3. Should you use a scheduler of any kind outside of Temporal?
  4. How does a temporal workflow increase productivity?
  5. What services would Temporal help with?
  6. Pricing is not public yet.
  7. Who is the target customer?
  8. How much are you getting to use Svelte?

Technical Overview: Linking your Microservices with Workflows

2.21 - Linking your Microservices with Workflows: Swyx joins us to talk about how https://temporal.io/ can help manage microservices https://codingcat.dev/podcast/2-21-linking-your-microservices-with-workflows Sponsors

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When applying the concepts from Linking your Microservices with Workflows in a production codebase, teams working with AWS, Svelte, Builder.io, Docker should align their implementation with the AWS Documentation & Builder Center (Cloud architecture, serverless compute, IAM, and managed services). Structuring your workflow around repeatable patterns, automated verification, and clear separation of concerns helps prevent regressions as your application scales.

Key Engineering Takeaways

  • **Core Topic Focus: **Practical strategies for AWS, Svelte, Builder.io, Docker covered in "Linking your Microservices with Workflows" (Swyx walks us through how to use http://temporal.io/ to link all of your microservice workflows.).
  • **Production Implementation: **Combine the architectural patterns demonstrated in this podcast with the official AWS Documentation & Builder Center for type safety, performance, and long-term maintainability.
  • **Hands-On Video Walkthrough: **Follow along with the live coding demos and discussion on YouTube (Linking your Microservices with Workflows) and subscribe to CodingCat.dev on YouTube for weekly deep dives.

Video Chapters & Timestamps

Jump directly to any segment of Linking your Microservices with Workflows on YouTube using the timestamped chapters below:

  • 00:00: PM (EST)
  • 00:00: Intro
  • 00:00: Swyx Intro
  • 00:00: Temporal Series B
  • 00:00: What is Temporal?
  • 00:00: Systems in Temporal vs AWS Cloud
  • 00:00: Stateless vs Statful
  • 00:00: Central Application Management
  • 00:00: Builder.io Sponsor Promo
  • 00:00: How you host with Temporal
  • 00:00: Workflow as Code (WAC)
  • 00:00: Host on Cloud, and Kubernetes
  • 00:00: Pricing (OSS)
  • 00:00: How does the IaC work?
  • 00:00: User Experience and Error Handling
  • 00:00: Self Provisioning Runtime
  • 00:00: Decision Paralysis
  • 00:00: Serving the Platform Engineer
  • 00:00: Svelte and Frontend at Temporal
  • 00:00: Admin UI for Temporal

Resources, Links & Official Documentation

Related CodingCat.dev Tutorials & Podcast Episodes

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are the main takeaways from Linking your Microservices with Workflows?

Swyx walks us through how to use http://temporal.io/ to link all of your microservice workflows. 2.21 - Linking your Microservices with Workflows: Swyx joins us to talk about how https://temporal.io/ can help manage microservices https://codingcat.dev/podcast/2-21-linking-your-microservices-with-workflows Sponsors

https://Builder.io

Empower your entire team to visually create and optimize high-speed experiences on your sites and apps. Provid Throughout this podcast, Shawn Wang (swyx) breaks down real-world implementation details for AWS, Svelte, Builder.io so developers can apply these patterns directly in production.

How do you implement AWS best practices in production?

When adopting AWS and Svelte in a production stack, start by validating your configuration against the AWS Documentation & Builder Center (Cloud architecture, serverless compute, IAM, and managed services). Focus on incremental adoption, automated testing, and observability so your team can measure performance and developer velocity improvements at each stage.

Where can I watch the full Linking your Microservices with Workflows walkthrough and find related code resources?

You can watch the complete video session for Linking your Microservices with Workflows on the CodingCat.dev YouTube channel. For a deeper dive into AWS, check out our related guide: Enterprise Databases that Scale.

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