Learn Ultra-Low Latency Messaging and Distributed Systems with NATS from a Naver Interviewer

When you're doing backend development, at some point you face this dilemma. As services grow and traffic increases, there comes a moment when simple REST communication and CRUD structures feel limiting. I experienced the same problem in real-world work and went through many trials and errors between performance and structural complexity. The solution I chose in that process was NATS. Its simple configuration based on a single binary, ultra-low latency performance in microseconds, and the fact that it provides just the right amount of essential features for real work—from Pub/Sub to Queue Groups and JetStream—made it a very practical choice in actual service environments. This course is not about listing NATS features. Based on the problems I faced in real work, I explain with code and flow diagrams which situations led me to choose NATS, why, and how I designed the architecture. This is a course designed to help everyone—from those new to messaging systems, to backend developers preparing for jobs, to senior developers contemplating better architectures—understand distributed systems and grow to the next level.