Backend>In The News

"You Don't Need Kafka, Just Use Postgres" Considered Harmful

CommunityNews

CommunityNews

"You Don't Need Kafka, Just Use Postgres" Considered Harmful

Looking to make it to the front page of HackerNews? Then writing a post arguing that “Postgres is enough”, or why “you don’t need Kafka at your scale” is a pretty failsafe way of achieving exactly that. No matter how often it has been discussed before, this topic is always doing well. And sure, what’s not to love about that? I mean, it has it all: Postgres, everybody’s most favorite RDBMS—​check! Keeping things lean and easy—​sure, count me in! A somewhat spicy take—​bring it on!

Read in full here:

2 comments
#postgres#kafka
2 447 2

Most Liked

dyowee

dyowee

No technology is a silver bullet. We programmers just need to know and understand when to use tools provided for us, maybe understand the tradeoffs.

2
Post #2
jaeyson

jaeyson

bookmarked!

1
Post #3

Where Next?

View thread on forum
postgres
kafka
Home Backend>In The News
#postgres#kafka
2 447 2
Last post

Popular Backend topics Top

First poster: bot
Backend>In The News

Nim compiler — Pascal source code
nim-lang/Nim. Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages lik...
github.com
/nim#code
0 1542 1
New
First poster: bot
Backend>In The News

Comparison of Haskell & Julia List Comprehensions
One of Haskell’s features that I really liked was list comprehensions, so I was very pleased to discover how nice Julia’s comprehensions ...
blog.lojic.com
/haskell/julia
0 1483 0
New
First poster: AstonJ
Backend>In The News

Is Rust Used Safely by Software Developers?
Is Rust Used Safely by Software Developers?. Rust, an emerging programming language with explosive growth, provides a robust type syste...
arxiv.org
/rust
39 1563 16
New
First poster: bot
Backend>In The News

C++ Dev Ecosystem 2021
C++ Programming - The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2021 Infographic. The State of Developer Ecosystem 2021 is a detailed report about...
jetbrains.com
/c-plus-plus
0 1334 0
New
CommunityNews
Backend>In The News

Zig gamedev project – left my job to build games in Zig lang
This repository contains a collection of sample applications and libraries written in Zig programming language and using DirectX 12 API. ...
github.com
#project#job#games/zig
7 2111 1
New
First poster: OvermindDL1
Backend>In The News

Rust programming for web developers, by a web developer
codeamigo. Byte-sized interactive coding tutorials
codeamigo.dev
/rust#programming#web
10 1491 4
New
First poster: mafinar
Backend>In The News

Clojure is a better Java than Java
8 Reasons why Clojure is a better Java than Java. Clojure is better than Java at its own game. Using code examples, we dive into what ma...
purelyfunctional.tv
/clojure/java
9 1580 4
New
CommunityNews
Backend>In The News

Python 3.11 in the Web Browser
Python 3.11 in the Web Browser - A Journey Christian Heimes PyConDE & PyDataBerlin 2022 conference . Compile CPython to Web Assembly...
2022.pycon.de
/python#browser#web
6 1287 1
New
First poster: bot
Backend>In The News

Why Not: From Common Lisp to Julia
not-common-lisp-to-julia.org. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
/julia/lisp
0 1432 0
New
First poster: KnowledgeIsPower
Backend>In The News

Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in a decade - Blog - Dr. Emily L. Hunt
Released in 2024, uv is hands-down the best tool for managing Python installations and dependencies. Here’s why.
emily.space
#blog
5 922 7
New

Other popular topics Top

PragmaticBookshelf
Backend>Learning Resources

Web Development with Clojure, Third Edition
Stop developing web apps with yesterday’s tools. Today, developers are increasingly adopting Clojure as a web-development platform. See f...
pragprog.com
#pragprog#web-development/clojure#published-book/book-web-development-with-clojure-third-edition
5 4584 1
New
PragmaticBookshelf
Android>Learning Resources

Kotlin and Android Development featuring Jetpack: Build Better, Safer Android Apps
Start building native Android apps the modern way in Kotlin with Jetpack's expansive set of tools, libraries, and best practices. Learn h...
pragprog.com
#pragprog#android#game-dev/kotlin#published-book/book-kotlin-and-android-development-featuring-jetpack
7 5084 1
New
AstonJ
Backend>Chat

How to install Ruby 3 with ASDF
In case anyone else is wondering why Ruby 3 doesn’t show when you do asdf list-all ruby :man_facepalming: do this first: asdf plugin-upd...
/ruby#asdf
11 5961 4
New
PragmaticBookshelf
Backend>Learning Resources

Python Testing with pytest, Second Edition
Create efficient, elegant software tests in pytest, Python's most powerful testing framework. Brian Okken @brianokken Edited by Kat...
pragprog.com
#pragprog/python#published-book/book-python-testing-with-pytest-second-edition
16 7461 4
New
AstonJ
General Dev>Code Editors

Doom-Emacs: Can't find emacs in your PATH
If you get Can't find emacs in your PATH when trying to install Doom Emacs on your Mac you… just… need to install Emacs first! :lol: bre...
#macos/emacs#doom-emacs
4 5837 0
New
husaindevelop
Android>Questions

Clipboard readtext not working in android webview
Inside our android webview app, we are trying to paste the copied content from another app eg (notes) using navigator.clipboard.readtext ...
#android#clipboard
1 5651 0
New
DevotionGeo
General Dev>Questions

Do you prefer regular mechanical keyboards or low profile mechanical keyboards and why?
I have always used antique keyboards like Cherry MX 1800 or Cherry MX 8100 and almost always have modified the switches in some way, like...
/keyboards#mechanical-keyboards
27 5496 10
New
First poster: bot
General Dev>In The News

Zig now has built-in HTTP server and client in std
zig/http.zig at 7cf2cbb33ef34c1d211135f56d30fe23b6cacd42 · ziglang/zig. General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaini...
github.com
/zig#http
0 5624 0
New
PragmaticBookshelf
Backend>Learning Resources

C Brain Teasers
25 puzzles that will make you a better C programmer by challenging your knowledge of the language, and explaining the technical details o...
pragprog.com
#pragprog#published-book/c/book-c-brain-teasers
4 3873 2
New
PragmaticBookshelf
Backend>Learning Resources

Elixir Patterns
This book forgoes the abstract and instead provides concrete examples to help you better leverage the unique properties of Elixir, Erlang...
pragprog.com
#pragprog/elixir/erlang#published-book#beam/book-elixir-patterns
2 3476 2
New
Back to top

Sponsor Spotlight

Erlang Solutions

We build trusted fault-tolerant systems that scale to billions of users.

Backend>In The News

Backend In The News ❯

Latest on Devtalk

Devtalk ❯

We ❤️ helpful members!

We reward our most helpful members via our MOTM scheme - by giving away a whopping 25 books per year!

Member of the Month

Devtalk Sponsors

Pragmatic Bookshelf

Practical resources that improve the lives of professional developers.

Erlang Solutions

We build trusted fault-tolerant systems that scale to billions of users.

Honeybadger

Real-time error tracking, performance insights, and observability for devs.

EEF

Supporting innovation across the BEAM ecosystem.

coders51

We build reliable cloud platforms for business-critical systems.

Manning Publications

Develop your skills with books, videos, and courses.

AppSignal

Catch errors, track performance, monitor hosts and more.

WyeWorks

Enabling companies to succeed by building software people love.

Pragmatic Studio

Courses that move you from confusion to "Aha, now I get it!"

Linux New Media

Publishing Linux Magazine, ADMIN, and MakerSpace for 25+ years.

View all our sponsors ❯

Categories:

Sub Categories:

Popular Portals

Devtalk Sponsors

Pragmatic Bookshelf

Practical resources that improve the lives of professional developers.

Erlang Solutions

We build trusted fault-tolerant systems that scale to billions of users.

Honeybadger

Real-time error tracking, performance insights, and observability for devs.

EEF

Supporting innovation across the BEAM ecosystem.

coders51

We build reliable cloud platforms for business-critical systems.

Manning Publications

Develop your skills with books, videos, and courses.

AppSignal

Catch errors, track performance, monitor hosts and more.

WyeWorks

Enabling companies to succeed by building software people love.

Pragmatic Studio

Courses that move you from confusion to "Aha, now I get it!"

Linux New Media

Publishing Linux Magazine, ADMIN, and MakerSpace for 25+ years.

View all our sponsors ❯

We're in Beta

About us Mission Statement See our Roadmap