Kafka Streams in Action

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I’d like to thank my wife Beth and acknowledge all the support I received from her during this process. Writing a book is a time-consuming task, and without her encouragement, this book never would have happened. Beth, you are fantastic, and I’m very grateful to have you as my wife. I’d also like to acknowledge my children, who put up with Dad sitting in his office all day on most weekends and accepted the vague answer “Soon” when they asked when I’d be finished writing.

Next, I thank Guozhang Wang, Matthias Sax, Damian Guy, and Eno Thereska, the core developers of Kafka Streams. Without their brilliant insights and hard work, there would be no Kafka Streams, and I wouldn’t have had the chance to write about ...