We have talked a lot about different application styles. Now let's see how we can combine different styles to create a cohesive application:

In the preceding diagram, we have mixed the microservices style and the API endpoint style along with the Distributed processing style.

We can mix any number of application styles in any way or form as long as you, as an Architect of the system, are comfortable, and confident that the system will be able to fulfill the underlying requirements.

Having talked about the Application Styles, it is now time to dig a bit deeper and look at some of the Architectural Patterns we should be aware of.