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Messaging fundamentals
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Messaging fundamentals

Understanding the key concepts in messaging infrastructures

By Callum Jackson, Richard J. Coppen, Simone Jain

What is messaging and why is it useful when developing applications? How does it differ from APIs, and where do events fit in? How can messaging improve your microservices applications? Get the answers to these questions and more by reading the following articles in this Messaging Fundamentals series.