Refactor and Test LLM Microservices

This course is part of Microservices Architecture for AI Systems Specialization

Instructor: LearningMate

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply TDD and systematic refactoring to build and maintain robust, production-quality LLM-powered microservices.

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Microsoft Visual Studio

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Assessments

2 assignments¹

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Taught in English

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There are 2 modules in this course

As AI applications are built at record speed, many teams are accumulating significant "technical debt," leading to brittle, unpredictable, and expensive systems. "Refactor and Test LLM Microservices" is an intermediate course designed for software developers and ML engineers who want to build production-grade AI applications that last. This course moves beyond notebooks and scripts to instill the software engineering discipline required for robust microservices.

You will master Test-Driven Development (TDD), learning to write failing unit tests before implementing new API endpoints to ensure correctness from the start. You will also learn to act on code-review feedback by systematically refactoring complex code, breaking down monolithic functions into clean, readable, and maintainable modules. Through hands-on labs in a VS Code environment, you will refactor a legacy service and build a new, fully tested API endpoint, ensuring your work is not just functional, but also scalable and reliable.

This module introduces the discipline of Test-Driven Development (TDD) as a crucial practice for building reliable software. You will explore how a test-first approach prevents costly production failures, what the TDD cycle entails, and how to apply it to add a new, fully tested endpoint to an LLM-powered microservice.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 ungraded lab

This module focuses on improving the long-term health of a codebase. You will explore why refactoring is essential for managing technical debt and how to methodically improve code by acting on realistic, expert-level feedback. You will also gain hands-on experience in breaking down complex functions to improve readability and maintainability, ultimately transforming professional critique into higher-quality code.