Mastering Event-Driven Architecture with Go and Apache Kafka # In the landscape of modern backend development in 2025, the shift from monolithic, synchronous systems to decoupled, event-driven architectures (EDA) is not just a trend—it’s a necessity for scale. While HTTP REST and gRPC have their place, they introduce tight coupling and latency chains that can cripple high-throughput systems.
In the fast-paced world of backend development, shipping features often takes precedence over locking down endpoints. But here is the hard truth: functionality without security is a liability. As we navigate the landscape of 2025, the sophistication of automated botnets and targeted attacks against Node.js applications has reached an all-time high.
Introduction # If there is one thing that separates a junior Node.js developer from a senior architect, it’s how they handle failure. In a perfect world, APIs never time out, databases never lock, and third-party services maintain 100% uptime. But we don’t live in that world.
