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Event-Driven Architecture & Message Queues: Kafka, RabbitMQ Explained

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  In today's fast-paced, data-rich applications, Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) offers a scalable and decoupled way to handle events as they occur across distributed systems. What is Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)? EDA revolves around the production, detection, and reaction to events . Instead of request/response cycles, systems emit events and others subscribe or react to them asynchronously. Core Components Producer: Sends or emits events. Event Broker (Queue): Middleware that routes and stores events. Consumer: Listens and reacts to the events. Why EDA? Loose coupling Improved scalability Real-time processing Better fault tolerance Popular Message Queues 1. Apache Kafka High throughput Distributed, partitioned, replicated commit log Ideal for event streaming and analytics 2. RabbitMQ Easy to use Strong support for routing via exchange types Ideal for transactional workflows and lightweight messaging Kafka vs. RabbitMQ: Quick Comparison Minimize image Edit image Delete ima...

Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for Front-End Devs

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In the fast-paced world of front-end development, the focus is often on building sleek interfaces, optimizing performance, and managing state. However, as applications grow, so do the demands of deployment, scalability, and consistency across environments. That’s where Infrastructure as Code (IaC) comes into play. But wait— why should a front-end developer care about infrastructure ? Let’s break it down. What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)? IaC is the practice of managing and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files, rather than manual processes. In simple terms: instead of clicking buttons in a cloud console, you write code (YAML, JSON, or HCL) to define your infrastructure. This code is version-controlled, repeatable, and automated. Popular IaC tools: Terraform (by HashiCorp) Pulumi (supports TypeScript/JavaScript) AWS CloudFormation Ansible (configuration-focused) Why Front-End Developers Should Care You might not be spinning up server...