Kafka

There are numerous articles discussing Apache Kafka[1], covering how companies utilize it, the problems it addresses, and how to create producers and consumers. Instead of diving into those topics right away (which I will certainly cover in future posts), let’s first explore its origins and what makes it faster than other messaging solutions. What is Log? The very first line of the Kafka paper[2 ] says Log processing has become a critical component of the data pipeline for consumer internet companies ...