Shifting from Databases to Kafka: How to Build an Indestructible Data Pipeline (opens in new tab)

When you start building an app, keeping your data consistent is easy. If a user changes something, your code updates the database, and you're done. But as your engineering team grows and you begin splitting a giant app into smaller, independent microservices, that simple approach breaks down. If one service crashes or a network hiccup occurs, your services fall out of sync, and you end up chasing "ghost data." Here is how you can move away from fragile database listeners and build a robust, c...