[ominous_prime]

I don't think there's much to gain (at least right now) by using zmq in a simple single-client -> server setup.

I read the testimonials, which got me excited, so I then tried to make use of zmq in a system I was working on. Using plain old sockets, I could whip up a connection in a few lines (OK, python helps here), and deal with all failure modes associated with them. Mapping this robust setup to zmq, required multiple layers, async requests, and a polling mechanism. I don't recall now, but I may have had to throw a router in there as well. I'm not dissing zmq, as it's a great technology, and solves some complex problems well, but it's not for everyone, and people without complex problems will more likely be confused by it than helped.

The documentation is OK, but I think tries to abstract too much of what's going on, and just leaves you with a bunch of less-than-descriptive names for things that you have to take for granted. All the mamas, papas, and dealers analogies didn't help me at all.