Tag: Messaging

All the articles with the tag "Messaging".

• Kafka Partitions: Ordering, Keys and Parallelism Explained

  14 Sep, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 24 min read

  Series: Backend Interview Mastery

  Learn Kafka partitions, message keys, ordering, and consumer parallelism with production trade-offs, sizing guidance, and interview questions.

  • Backend
  • Apache Kafka
  • Messaging

• Kafka Architecture: Producers, Brokers, Topics and Offsets

  13 Sep, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 22 min read

  Series: Backend Interview Mastery

  Learn Kafka architecture through producers, brokers, topics, partitions, consumers, and offsets. Understand ordering, replication, lag, and trade-offs.

  • Backend
  • Kafka
  • Messaging

• Queue vs Pub/Sub: When to Use Each Pattern

  12 Sep, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 20 min read

  Series: Backend Interview Mastery

  Compare queue vs pub/sub patterns for backend systems. Learn delivery models, retries, fanout, ordering, and how to choose the right fit.

  • Backend
  • Messaging
  • Distributed Systems

• What Is a Message Queue? Simple Explanation with Examples

  14 May, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 29 min read

  Series: Practical Backend Engineering

  Learn what a message queue is, how producers and consumers work, and when to use RabbitMQ, SQS, or Kafka for async processing.

  • Backend
  • Messaging
  • Distributed Systems