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You Can Replace Kafka with a Database

But for goodness’ sake, don’t

Engineers are constantly on the lookout for ways of doing more with less. This post a gentle reminder that less, contrary to the cliché, is not always more.

I am cheerfully reminded of an old Top Gear episode, in which the protagonists get £10,000 each to buy a used, mid-engined Italian supercar for a drive from Bristol to a…