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The title of the article should be "Kafka is dead. Long live Warpstream." The long live part refers to the successor.
by nfw2 3y ago
The title of the article should be "Kafka is dead. Long live Warpstream." The long live part refers to the successor.
- lxe 3y agoYou're right! I've only heard it being used as a contradictory phrase though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_king_is_dead,_long_live_the_king https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_king_is_dead,_long_live_th...!
- jkaplowitz 3y agoAs per your link, it's only "seemingly" contradictory - that is, it emphasizes that as soon as the (previous) king dies, the (new) king is automatically immediately in office to be wished a long life, without needing to wait for any coronation ceremony. This is the rule in many monarchies past and present, though not all. So, imagine that the (old) king dies at the end of the first clause and therefore the (new) king takes office at the beginning of the second.
- ryanworl 3y ago(WarpStream CTO here) This is a bit subtle I will admit, but we view the Kafka protocol as a successor here because it will outlive Kafka the implementation.