#8: Kafka's design

Kafka is not a message broker. However, it can be used as such very effectively. Instead, I'd like to think about as a very peculiar database. A database where inserts are insanely fast and sequential reads are preferred and very fast as well. In this episode I am focusing on the architecture and internals of Kafka. The best way to understand Kafka is by examining how it works. Read more: https://256.nurkiewicz.com/8 Get new episode straight to your mailbox: https://256.nurkiewicz.com/newsletter

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Podcast for developers, testers, SREs... and their managers. I explain complex and convoluted technologies in a clear way, avoiding buzzwords and hype. Never longer than 4 minutes and 16 seconds. Because software development does not require hours of lectures, dev advocates' slide decks and hand waving. For those of you, who want to combat FOMO, while brushing your teeth. 256 seconds is plenty of time. If I can't explain something within this time frame, it's either too complex, or I don't understand it myself. By Tomasz Nurkiewicz. Java Champion, CTO, trainer, O'Reilly author, blogger