ZeroMQ

Step 1: Internalize the Semantics

You must learn and digest ØMQ’s “language,” that is, the socket patterns and how they work. The only way to learn a language is to use it. There’s no way to avoid this investment, no tapes you can play while you sleep, no chips you can plug in to magically become smarter. Read Part I of this book, work through the code examples, understand what’s going on, and (most importantly) write some examples yourself, and then throw them away.

At a certain point, you’ll feel a clicking noise in your brain. Maybe you’ll have a weird chili-induced dream where little ØMQ tasks run around trying to eat you alive. Maybe you’ll just think, “Aaahh, so that’s what it means!” If we did our work right, it should take two to three days. However long it takes, until you start thinking in terms of ØMQ sockets and patterns, you’re not ready for step 2.