add microservices and neo4j resources

mattmakai · mattmakai · commit 0ee89981fc42 · 2019-02-10T13:46:20.000-05:00
diff --git a/content/pages/03-data/14-neo4j.markdown b/content/pages/03-data/14-neo4j.markdown
@@ -50,3 +50,18 @@ of the database.
 * [impfuzzy for Neo4j](https://github.com/JPCERTCC/impfuzzy)
   is a Python script that uses Neo4j as a backend to analyze malware.
 
+* Neo4j runs an online monthly developer "meetup" and records the talks. 
+  Here are a few that stand out:
+
+    * [Natural Language Understanding with Python and Neo4j](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTCqQ2e08Q8)
+    * [Analysing football transfers with Neo4j](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxOJW7X8GHs)
+    * [Efficient Graph Algorithms in Neo4j](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55uB_t0RKTE)
+    * [An introduction to Neo4j Bolt Drivers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UixTSyGfAxU)
+
+* [A Pythonic Tour of Neo4j and the Cypher Query Language](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma6lVy6x3Mg)
+  is a PyData conference talk that gives a Python view of Neo4j's query
+  language.
+
+* [Analyzing the Paradise Papers with Neo4j: A Closer Look at Queries, Data Models & More](https://neo4j.com/blog/analyzing-paradise-papers-neo4j/)
+  uses the Neo4j Cypher Query Language to perform analysis on the leaked 
+  Paradise Papers data.
diff --git a/content/pages/04-web-development/25-vuejs.markdown b/content/pages/04-web-development/25-vuejs.markdown
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ rich apps that run in web browsers.
   project with a [Flask](/flask.html) API on the backend and Vue on the front.
 
 * [django-vue-template](https://github.com/ariera/django-vue-template) contains
-  example code for a [Django](/django.html) backend.
+  example code for a [Django](/django.html) backend. There is also another
+  project named 
+  [django-vue-template](https://github.com/gtalarico/django-vue-template) by
+  a different developer so take a peek at that one as well if the first one
+  does not suit your needs.
 
 * [vuepress](https://vuepress.vuejs.org/) 
   ([source code](https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress)) is a 
@@ -66,5 +70,7 @@ rich apps that run in web browsers.
   (an authentication web [API](/application-programming-interfaces.html))
   in an introductory web application.
 
-
+* [Exploring Data with Serverless and Vue: Automatically Update GitHub Files With Serverless Functions](https://css-tricks.com/exploring-data-with-serverless-and-vue-part-i/)
+  combines a [serverless](/serverless.html) backend with Vue.js on the
+  front.
 
diff --git a/content/pages/04-web-development/45-microservices.markdown b/content/pages/04-web-development/45-microservices.markdown
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ ease further development and deployment. This approach is called the
   text go into how reality gets messy and how to embrace the constraints
   inherent in distributed systems.
 
-* In the [Microservices with Docker, Flask, and React](http://testdriven.io/) course, you will learn how to quickly spin up a reproducible development environment with Docker to manage a number of microservices. Once the app is up and running locally, you'll learn how to deploy it to an Amazon EC2 instance. Finally, we'll look at scaling the services on Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS).
+* In the [Microservices with Docker, Flask, and React](http://testdriven.io/) 
+  course, you will learn how to quickly spin up a reproducible development 
+  environment with Docker to manage a number of microservices. Once the app 
+  is up and running locally, you'll learn how to deploy it to an Amazon EC2 
+  instance. Finally, we'll look at scaling the services on Amazon EC2 
+  Container Service (ECS).
 
 * Zuul is open source proxy for combining multiple microservices into a 
   unified API call. Check out this post on 
@@ -102,3 +107,24 @@ ease further development and deployment. This approach is called the
 * [The Majestic Monolith](https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-majestic-monolith/)
   explains the advantages of a monolithic architecture and how it's worked
   amazingly well for the Basecamp small development team.
+
+* [Developing a RESTful micro service in Python](http://skybert.net/python/developing-a-restful-micro-service-in-python/)
+  goes into detail on how one development team rebuilt an existing Java
+  application as a microservice in Python with [Flask](/flask.html).
+
+* [Documenting microservices](https://blog.codeship.com/documenting-microservices/)
+  has some good thoughts on how to explain your microservice API to
+  other developers such as clearly showing all of the endpoints as well as
+  the intersection of multiple endpoints.
+
+* [Best practices for building a microservice](https://www.vinaysahni.com/best-practices-for-building-a-microservice-architecture)
+  is an exhaustive (and somewhat exhausting to read!) list with what you
+  should think about as you build your microservice.
+
+* [The Hardest Part About Microservices: Your Data](http://blog.christianposta.com/microservices/the-hardest-part-about-microservices-data/)
+  presents a data-centric view on how to structure and transport data
+  in a microservices architecture.
+
+* [Making microservices more resilient with circuit breakers](https://blog.buoyant.io/2017/01/13/making-microservices-more-resilient-with-circuit-breaking/)
+  provides a solid idea for how to handle issues with microservices so the
+  problems are less likely to cascade through your entire infrastructure.
diff --git a/content/pages/meta/00-change-log.markdown b/content/pages/meta/00-change-log.markdown
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ on GitHub.
 
 ## 2019
 ### February
+* Updated the [Neo4j](/neo4j.html) and [microservices](/microservices.html)
+  pages with more resources.
 * Added a bunch more [bots](/bots.html) resources.
 * New [data](/data.html) and [data analysis](/data-analysis.html) resources
   added.
