Caching and Asynchronous Messaging in Microservices

When working with microservices architecture and Node.js, you need to master caching and asynchronous messaging to build the next generation of successful applications.

We’ll start this chapter by understanding better how to work with caching and asynchronous messaging in microservices with Node.js. Caching and asynchronous messaging are two important techniques used in microservices architecture to improve performance, scalability, and decoupling. Caching involves storing frequently accessed data in a cache to improve response times and reduce the load on the underlying data sources. Asynchronous messaging enables loose coupling and scalability in microservices by decoupling services through message queues or publish-subscribe patterns.

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned how to work with caching and asynchronous messaging in Node.js.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics...