Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering All about Kafka
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Jan 16, 2024 In this podcast, the hosts discuss various topics related to Kafka, including its use cases, complexities, and considerations. They also explore event-driven architecture, retention time in Kafka, challenges of backlog, and opinions on Twitter and rebranding. Additionally, they provide advice on crypto, learning, and the importance of continuous learning in the software engineering industry.
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Monolith to Event-Driven
- Monolithic applications often evolve into event-driven architectures as systems grow.
- This decoupling allows services to scale and fail independently, enhancing resilience.
When to Go Event-Driven
- Consider an event-driven architecture if your application has diverse functionalities.
- Services like CDNs and alerting systems can operate independently, improving scalability and fault tolerance.
Laravel's Message Bus
- Matt Boyle recounts his experience using Laravel's built-in message bus for internal communication.
- This is a good starting point before transitioning to more complex brokers like Kafka or Redis.