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Means of interprocess communication in software engineering

In computer science, message queues and mailboxes are software-engineering components typically used for inter-process communication (IPC), or for inter-thread communication within the same process. They use a queue for messaging – the passing of control or of content. Group communication systems provide similar kinds of functionality. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Message queueA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Comparative Evaluation of Java Virtual Machine-Based Message Queue Services: A Study on Kafka, Artemis, Pulsar, and RocketMQInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Pro MSMQThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Mean message waiting times in symmetric multi-queue systems with cyclic serviceCited 72 times
  5. Go sideways: Message-oriented middlewareA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Message queuing serviceA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A queue onto which messages may be placed for delivery between components as part of interprocess communication.

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