A good way to enforce schema backwards compatibility is to have something like a pre-commit hook or an auto-revert that triggers when the compatibility check fa

A good way to enforce schema backwards compatibility is to have something like a pre-commit hook or an auto-revert that triggers when the compatibility check fails during the build of your schema class library (assuming Java). In addition, consistent use of schemas is also essential to operating something like Kafka audit: http://www.slideshare.net/JonBringhurst/kafka-audit-kafka-meetup-january-27th-2015 http://www.slideshare.net/JonBringhurst/kafka-audit-kafka-me...