Node.js Design Patterns: Master a series of patterns and techniques to create modular, scalable, and efficient applications

by Mario Casciaro

Another important advantage of asynchronous communications is that the messages can be stored and then delivered as soon as possible or at a later time. This might be useful when the receiver is too busy to handle new messages or when we want to guarantee the delivery. In messaging systems, this is made possible using a message queue, a component that mediates the communication between the sender and the receiver, storing any message before it gets delivered to its destination,