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What is the role of orchestration vs choreography in microservices?

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Example: In an order processing system, orchestration = an Order Orchestrator calls Payment → Inventory → Shipping sequentially. Choreography = Order Service publishes "OrderCreated" event, and Payment, Inventory, Shipping each subscribe and act independently.…