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Kafka is not a queue, it's a circular buffer. Comparing Redis and Kafka is like comparing chalk and cheese.
by kod 10y ago
Kafka is not a queue, it's a circular buffer.
Comparing Redis and Kafka is like comparing chalk and cheese.
- frik 10y agoWikipedia page mentions "massively scalable message queue broker". And no word about details if the buffer is circular or not - but does it matter in my case - probably not. In memory message queue that can be optionsl persistent in case of a restart, that can be dobe with both Kafka and Redis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Kafka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Kafka
- kod 10y agoIt's not a queue. Some people may use it for cases that resemble a messaging queue, but it definitely is not, and many valid use cases for Kafka would be completely impossible with a traditional message queue or Redis. How about actually reading the Kafka documentation instead of an inaccurate wikipedia page, it's pretty good and won't take you that long http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/ http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/