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Apache Kafka – 8 things to check before going live

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Re: Apache Kafka – 8 things to check before going live

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"Ensure all producers are using the same partitioner" Great point. I have spent hours debugging an issue where messages seemed to be out of order for no good reason. The issue turned out to be a difference in partitioners.

Debugging those issues always seems like a Sherlock Holmes episode to me. Especially when errors are logical and more specifically in this case hidden in an upstream dependency!

Re: Apache Kafka – 8 things to check before going live

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"Ensure all producers are using the same partitioner" Great point. I have spent hours debugging an issue where messages seemed to be out of order for no good reason. The issue turned out to be a difference in partitioners.

getting the hash right is key