4. Fundamentals of reliable, scalable, and fast communication

4.1 Synchronous vs asynchronous communication

4.2 Asynchronous messaging patterns

Two primary asynchronous messaging models: Message queuing and Publish/subscribe. Competing Co...

4.3 Network protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP)

4.4 Blocking vs Non-Blocking I/O

4.5 Data encoding formats

4.6 Message acknowledgment