Message Queuing
Message queuing is a communication pattern in distributed systems where messages are stored in a queue until they are processed by a consumer. It enables asynchronous communication between applications or services, decoupling producers and consumers to improve scalability and reliability. This approach is fundamental for building resilient, event-driven architectures in modern software development.
Developers should learn message queuing when building systems that require reliable, asynchronous processing, such as microservices, real-time data pipelines, or background job handling. It is essential for scenarios where you need to handle high volumes of messages, ensure fault tolerance, or integrate disparate systems without tight coupling, like in e-commerce order processing or IoT data ingestion.