Dev/Prod Parity — for 12-factor Microservices

<p>Having dissected the nuances of&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/itnext/concurrency-and-disposability-of-12-factor-microservices-65db2cf29c17" rel="noopener"><strong>Concurrency</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Disposability</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>(and the previous 7 factors), we arrive at a topic that&rsquo;s not just a cornerstone but a catalyst in the modern software landscape &mdash;&nbsp;<strong>Dev/Prod Parity</strong>. This principle serves as the genetic code for a plethora of tools, platforms, and the burgeoning field of&nbsp;<strong>Platform Engineering</strong>.</p> <h1>The Tenth Factor &mdash; Dev/Prod Parity</h1> <blockquote> <p>Keep development, staging, and production as similar as possible.</p> </blockquote> <p>The concept isn&rsquo;t new! At its core,&nbsp;<strong>Dev/Prod Parity</strong>&nbsp;is about minimizing the differences between&nbsp;<em>development</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>production</em>&nbsp;environments. It&rsquo;s about creating a seamless continuum where code can flow from a developer&rsquo;s machine to a production cluster with minimal friction and maximal confidence. It&rsquo;s not just about consistency in code but also in configuration, data stores, networking, and even the monitoring tools in use.</p> <p><a href="https://itnext.io/dev-prod-parity-for-12-factor-microservices-68c55e935b87"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>