I'm still just reading the first couple sections, but I already want to give props for an excellent write-up. You're explaining in (mostly) plain language the p

I'm still just reading the first couple sections, but I already want to give props for an excellent write-up. You're explaining in (mostly) plain language the purpose of Kafka, your specific application of it, and lots of great background detail and history of your implementation's evolution. It's also clear that whoever wrote this knows their Ops. Thank you!