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Where Kafka Came From: The LinkedIn Data Pipeline Problem

Learn why Apache Kafka was built to solve the N×N integration mess, and the problem Kafka was built to solve. Meet the Passport Lifecycle project we'll build all program long.

Foundations: Why Kafka & Event-Driven Thinking
Gopi Gorantala

Gopi Gorantala · · 6 min read