Issue #140 · December 9, 2019

Integrating Apache Kafka With Python Asyncio

“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy”

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Integrating Apache Kafka With Python Asyncio

Integrating Apache Kafka With Python Asyncio

Python web applications can benefit a lot from language features such as coroutines and async/await. Non blocking IO changes the way incoming requests are serviced, but it is also useful when integrating with other systems like Kafka. This article shows how to combine Python asyncio with Kafka.

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Book of the week

Web Development with Node and Express: Leveraging the JavaScript Stack

Web Development with Node and Express: Leveraging the JavaScript Stack

by Ethan Brown

Learn how to build dynamic web applications with Express, a key component of the Node/JavaScript development stack. In this hands-on guide, author Ethan Brown teaches you the fundamentals through the development of a fictional application that exposes a public website and a RESTful API. You’ll also learn web architecture best practices to help you build single-page, multi-page, and hybrid web apps with Express.