Why did Redpanda rewrite Apache Kafka? (with Christina Lin)
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Would you ever take on a rewrite of one of the largest and most popular Apache projects? And if so, what would you keep the same and what would you change?
This week we’re talking to Christina Lin, who’s part of Redpanda, a company that’s rewriting parts of the Apache Kafka ecosystem in C++, with the aim of getting performance gains that aren’t feasible in Java. It seems like a huge mountain to climb, and a fascinating journey to be on, so let’s ask why and how they’ve taken on this challenge…
Christina on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Christina_wm
Kris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/krisajenkins
Kris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisjenkins/
Redpanda: https://redpanda.com/
Redpanda University: https://university.redpanda.com/
Seestar framework: https://seastar.io/
Apache Flink: https://flink.apache.org/
#redpanda #kafka #apachekafka #streaming #python
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