# Links to ZIO-related articles I've published in other blogs

* [Introduction to Programming with ZIO Functional Effects](https://scalac.io/blog/introduction-to-programming-with-zio-functional-effects/)
    
* [How to write a (completely lock-free) concurrent LRU Cache with ZIO STM](https://scalac.io/blog/how-to-write-a-completely-lock-free-concurrent-lru-cache-with-zio-stm/)
    
* [Mastering Modularity in ZIO with ZLayer](https://scalac.io/ebook/mastering-modularity-in-zio-with-zlayer/intro/)
    
* [Improve your Focus with ZIO Optics](https://scalac.io/ebook/improve-your-focus-with-zio-optics/introduction-5/)
    
* [How to implement streaming microservices with ZIO 2 and Kafka](https://scalac.io/blog/streaming-microservices-with-zio-and-kafka/) (updated version of the original article written by [Aleksandar Skrbic](https://github.com/aleksandarskrbic))