Apache Kafka

Topics, partitions, producers, consumers, consumer groups, Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, exactly-once semantics, and building event-driven architectures.

FundamentalsTopics 1–10

·What is Apache Kafka?
·Topics and Partitions
·Producers
·Consumers
·Consumer Groups and Offsets
·Brokers and Clusters
·KRaft Mode
·Message Delivery Semantics
·Log Architecture
·Kafka vs Traditional Messaging

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IntermediateTopics 11–22

·Python Producer
·Python Consumer
·Producer Config and Tuning
·Consumer Config and Tuning
·Schema Registry and Avro
·Kafka Connect
·FastAPI and Kafka
·Error Handling and DLQ
·Compression
·Retention and Cleanup Policies
·Replication and ISR
·Consumer Lag Monitoring

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AdvancedTopics 23–32

·Exactly-once Semantics
·Transactions
·Kafka Streams
·ksqlDB
·Log Compaction
·Custom Partitioners
·MirrorMaker 2
·Security: TLS and SASL
·Quotas and Throttling
·Kafka at Scale

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ProductionTopics 33–40

·Docker Compose Setup
·Kubernetes with Strimzi
·Tuning for Throughput vs Latency
·Disaster Recovery
·Schema Evolution
·Event-driven Microservices
·Outbox Pattern
·Operational Runbook

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