zeromq
brew install zeromq
v4.3.5_2
MPL-2.0
High-performance C library for asynchronous message passing and distributed computing patterns.
Why you might care
ZeroMQ (ØMQ) provides socket-like abstractions for common messaging patterns (pub/sub, request/reply, push/pull) without needing a separate message broker. It's a foundational dependency for polyglot systems needing low-latency inter-process or network communication; widely used in data pipelines, microservices, and real-time analytics. Choose it when you need battle-tested, broker-less messaging with language bindings across Python, Node.js, Go, Rust, and more.
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Runtime dependencies
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Links
- https://zeromq.org/
- Brew formula source: Formula/z/zeromq.rb
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