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Event-Driven Architecture
Quick Definition
Design pattern where components communicate via events
Full Definition
A design pattern where components communicate by producing and consuming events.
Examples
event sourcing, CQRS, pub-sub, event streaming
Related Terms
message-queue
microservices
kafka
More Backend Terms
Load Shedding
Rejecting requests under excessive load to maintain stability
Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput data
Middleware
Software processing requests between OS and applications
Authentication
Verifying user identity before granting access
Authorization
Determining what resources a user can access
Caching
Storing frequently accessed data for improved performance