Preparation

Install Go

See How to install Go?.

Note: This project uses Go 1.20.4.

Pick an editor

Pick your favorite editor or use Visual Studio Code.

Learn Go basics

If you're not familiar with Go, you may try this tutorial: "Quick Introduction to Go."

What is an Event-Driven Architecture

See https://aws.amazon.com/event-driven-architecture/.

How it works: example architecture

Figure. How it works: example architecture from https://aws.amazon.com/event-driven-architecture/

Apache Kafka

kafka logo

Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications.

Gin web framework

Gin is a web framework written in Golang. It features a Martini-like API, but with performance up to 40 times faster than Martini. If you need performance and productivity, you will love Gin.

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