How Kafka Partitioning works

I researched how the (old) default partitioning algorithm of Kafka works and wrote that down.

June 19, 2023 · 2 min · 349 words · Chris Pratl

KSQL - Repartitioning a stream

I did some prototyping with KSQL and found the concept of repartitioning a stream quite interesting. I would like to write down what happens.

June 12, 2023 · 3 min · 480 words · Chris Pratl

My fist experiences with Kafka Mirror Maker 2

I have used Kafka Mirror Maker 2 for the first time today and would like to discuss some experiences I made.

May 22, 2023 · 5 min · 952 words · Chris Pratl

Confluent Kafka Python Consumer: Reported Offsets

In edge cases, a consumer does not report the offsets I assumed he would report.

March 3, 2023 · 5 min · 880 words · Chris Pratl