Confluent Developer ft. Tim Berglund, Adi Polak & Viktor Gamov How Kafka Expert Robin Moffat Tackles Open Source Problems | Ep. 6
Oct 27, 2025
Viktor Gamov chats with Robin Moffat, a seasoned data engineer and Confluent DevRel expert in Apache Kafka. They explore Robin's journey from paperboy to tech influencer, highlighting his early days in computing and community contributions. Robin discusses critical Kafka topics including listener behaviors, configuring advertised listeners, and challenges with Oracle materialized views. He also shares insights on tackling complex engineering problems with a methodical approach and the nuances of Kafka Connect converters. A must-listen for tech enthusiasts!
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Humble Start As A Paperboy
- Robin earned his first money as a paperboy delivering newspapers in wind and rain.
- He recalls it fondly and laments that children no longer do paper rounds.
Early Web Work With Dreamweaver
- Robin built college websites in 1995–96 using hand-coded HTML and Dreamweaver and uploaded via FTP.
- He compares that static-site workflow to modern GitHub Pages and Netlify hosting.
Tough Oracle Materialized View Case
- While building a data warehouse for a retailer on Oracle 11g, Robin faced opaque materialized view performance issues.
- He blogged his findings and connected with community experts but never fully resolved it in production.