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author | Martin Lucina <martin@lucina.net> | 2012-03-14 14:05:55 +0100 |
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committer | Martin Lucina <martin@lucina.net> | 2012-03-14 14:05:55 +0100 |
commit | 62f419884ca8f47449075e33af4d7d00823111d3 (patch) | |
tree | 971501d9b47e9cf731466d387e2dad8cd96b8794 /doc | |
parent | 02c1655c4e88ac55da1bc6482bfeaaa32d066d1f (diff) |
Documentation updates (README, INSTALL, xs tagline)
Signed-off-by: Martin Lucina <martin@lucina.net>
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@@ -16,12 +16,20 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Crossroads I/O is a library which extends the standard -socket interfaces with features traditionally provided by specialised -_messaging middleware_ products. Crossroads sockets provide an abstraction of -asynchronous _message queues_, multiple _messaging patterns_, message -filtering (_subscriptions_), seamless access to multiple _transport protocols_ -and more. +Crossroads I/O is a library for building scalable and high performance +distributed applications. It fits between classic BSD sockets, +JMS/AMQP-style message queues, and enterprise message-oriented middleware. + +Crossroads I/O extends the standard socket interfaces with features +traditionally provided by specialised _messaging middleware_ products. +Crossroads sockets provide an abstraction of asynchronous _message +queues_, multiple _messaging patterns_, message filtering +(_subscriptions_), seamless access to multiple _transport protocols_ and +more. + +Crossroads I/O provides a native C API for applications. Support for many +more languages is provided by the community through language bindings which +can be found at the Crossroads website. This documentation presents an overview of Crossroads concepts, describes how Crossroads abstract standard sockets and provides a reference manual for the |