ZeroMQ

ZeroMQ is an Open Source Messaging Library designed for a high-performance asynchronous messaging library. In this video I discuss this tech and build a simple queue with this tech 0:00 Intro 1:48 What is ZeroMQ? 4:48 Messaging Patterns 6:42 Socket Types 8:55 Simple Queue 11:00 Code 23:20 ZeroMQ Pros & Cons 29:30 Summary Source Code https://github.com/hnasr/javascript_playground/tree/master/zeromq-simplequeue Resources https://github.com/booksbyus/zguide/tree/master/examples/Node.js https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeroMQ https://blog.scottlogic.com/2015/03/20/ZeroMQ-Quick-Intro.html http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:chapter3#advanced-request-reply Outline What is ZeroMQ? Message library Message Patterns Broker less Simple you build the components that you need Sockets Types REQ REP PUSH PULL ROUTER DEALER Message PatternS Synchronous Request/Response Asynchronous Request/Response Publish/Subscribe Push/Pull Exclusive Pair Example! (Simple Queue (Push Pull)) Pros & Cons Pros Simple (meh) Efficient lightweight Great for small use cases Cons You have to write customize If you are building a large distributed message queue then you need to implement all features Feels over-engineered Could be simpler.