The librdkafka Supply Chain Breakdown: rdkafka-ruby’s Darkest Hour
Opening Note We all make mistakes, and fundamentally, the havoc caused by this incident was…
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From Sleep to Speed: Making Rdkafka Sync Operations 16 Times Faster
As an open-source developer, I constantly seek performance gains in the code I maintain. Since…
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Karafka 2.4 Release Announcement: Advancing Kafka Processing for Ruby and Rails
Introduction I am thrilled to announce the release of Karafka 2.4, a significant milestone in…
From Oniguruma to POSIX: The Regex Rift Between Ruby and C
Introduction In the world of Kafka and its applications, utilizing regular expressions for topic subscriptions…
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The Art of Forking: Unlocking Scalability in Ruby
Introduction The journey towards efficient parallelization in library development has often been based on using…
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Ruby Warsaw Community Conference 2024: A Compact Adventure in the Heart of Poland
Introduction Leaving Cracow's familiar scenes behind, I headed to Warsaw with anticipation for the Ruby…
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Karafka Framework 2.3 + Web UI 0.8 Release Announcement
Introduction I'm happy to announce that Karafka 2.3 and its Web UI 0.8 have just…
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The Ruby 2.7 Challenge: Adapting to Bundler’s Latest 2.5+ Update
While officially End-of-Life (EOL), Ruby 2.7 remains critical in many ongoing projects. Despite its EOL…
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Monitoring Karafka Jobs Progress Using Web UI
Introduction Karafka is a Ruby and Rails framework designed to simplify processing messages consumed from…
Asset Handling in Roda: Cache Forever, Refresh When Needed
Introduction Managing frontend assets in gems serving Web UI can be tricky. Why? Because while…