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🎓 Contexto acadêmico Universidade de Marília Disciplina: Projeto de Vida e Soft Skils Professor: Gustavo Comassi Autora: Jhenifer Gonçalves Januário Marília - SP | 2026 Com a evolução das aplicações para arquiteturas distribuídas, especialmente com o uso de microserviços, os sistemas deixaram de ser centralizados e passaram a ser compostos por diversos serviços independentes. Cada ser
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