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Discussions around Apache Kafka for building real-time data pipelines and streaming apps.

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What Are Kafka Streams and Why Should You Care About Them?

What Are Kafka Streams and Why Should You Care About Them?

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StrikeMQ vs Kafka: Benchmarking a 735KB Broker Against a 200MB JVM Giant

StrikeMQ vs Kafka: Benchmarking a 735KB Broker Against a 200MB JVM Giant

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I replaced a 200MB JVM process with a 52KB binary that speaks Kafka

I replaced a 200MB JVM process with a 52KB binary that speaks Kafka

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The Hidden Cost of “Event-Driven Everything”: Why Most Systems Don’t Need Kafka (Yet)

The Hidden Cost of “Event-Driven Everything”: Why Most Systems Don’t Need Kafka (Yet)

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Turning Google Search into a Kafka Event Stream for Many Consumers

Turning Google Search into a Kafka Event Stream for Many Consumers

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Introducing klag: The Kafka Lag Exporter I Always Wanted.

Introducing klag: The Kafka Lag Exporter I Always Wanted.

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Kafka Guarantees Delivery, Not Uniqueness: How to Build Idempotent Systems

Kafka Guarantees Delivery, Not Uniqueness: How to Build Idempotent Systems

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Why I built a Apache Kafka Explorer that doesn't need Docker or Java?

Why I built a Apache Kafka Explorer that doesn't need Docker or Java?

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Do You Really Need Kafka? A Practical Alternative with Postgres

Do You Really Need Kafka? A Practical Alternative with Postgres

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Building Modern Backends with Kaapi: Messaging with Kafka

Building Modern Backends with Kaapi: Messaging with Kafka

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What Breaks When Kafka Meets Iceberg at Scale

What Breaks When Kafka Meets Iceberg at Scale

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Advanced Apache Kafka: Mastering the Architecture for 2026

Advanced Apache Kafka: Mastering the Architecture for 2026

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🚀 Real-Time Data Replication Using MySQL, Debezium, Kafka, and Docker (CDC Guide)

🚀 Real-Time Data Replication Using MySQL, Debezium, Kafka, and Docker (CDC Guide)

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From Chaos to Clarity: Building a Robust Log Aggregation Pipeline with Kafka (KRaft) and ELK

From Chaos to Clarity: Building a Robust Log Aggregation Pipeline with Kafka (KRaft) and ELK

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Event-Driven Architecture 101: Building a Simple App with Kafka - By Gopi Gugan

Event-Driven Architecture 101: Building a Simple App with Kafka - By Gopi Gugan

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