Kafka is not a message broker. However, it can be used as such very effectively. Instead, I'd like to think about as a very peculiar database. A database where inserts are insanely fast and sequential reads are preferred and very fast as well.

In this episode I am focusing on the architecture and internals of Kafka. The best way to understand Kafka is by examining how it works.

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