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Deliver applications as “Software-As-A-Service” in a Cloud Platform requires to take some principles into consideration, which were not immediately obvious when coming from a classic development environment.

The 12factor.net Web page provides the so-called twelve-factor app methodology for building software-as-a-service apps. It can be applied to apps written in any language and using any combination of backing service.

It’s centred around the core principles of

• Use declarative formats for setup automation, to minimize time and cost for new developers joining the project;
  
• Have a clean contract with the underlying operating system, offering maximum portability between execution environments;
  
• Are suitable for deployment on modern cloud platforms, obviating the need for servers and systems administration;
  
• Minimize divergence between development and production, enabling continuous deployment for maximum agility;
  
• And can scale up without significant changes to tooling, architecture, or development practices.
  

Use it as your guiding cookbook when starting newly with writing software-as-a-service apps.

Update 2.12.2016: Werner Vogels CTO of Amazon was mentioning the company in his key speech at the AWS re:Invent 2016

Check it out here.

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