Kafka fundamentals for java developers

Learn the key concepts and work hands to master Kafka in easy steps

Created by: Bharath Thippireddy
IT Architect and Best Selling Instructor- 800000+ students

What Will I Learn?

• Learn what Kafka is and why is is so popular
• Learn where and who uses Kafka
• Understand the architectural components of Kafka
• Learn how Kafka differs from traditional messaging systems
• Install Kafka on your machine
• Use the Kafka command line to create topics ,send/receive messages
• Learn the Kafka Producer Concepts , API and send messages
• Use the Kafka Consumer API and receive messages
• Create custom serializers and deserializers to work with object type
• Use Avros inbuilt serializers and deserializers
• Use Confluent Schema Registry
• Learn Advanced Producer configuration
• Master the concepts of Consumer Groups and Rebalancing
• Learn the different ways to commit offsets
• Understand advanced consumer configuration
• Learn the concepts of Kafka Streaming API
• Create a Streaming application while understanding the fundamentals of streaming
• Work on a small use case and lean more transformation methods from the Streaming API
• Use Springs Support for Kafka to create producers and consumers as well
• All in simple steps

Requirements

• Knowledge of Java and micro service development
• Knowledge of messaging will help but not required

Target audience

• For beginners who is getting started with Kafka
• For the experienced who want to get the fundamentals right
• This course does not teach how to create advanced streaming applications but will introduce you to streaming