Master Apache Kafka from Scratch: The Beginner’s Guide to Real-Time Data Streaming and Event-Driven Systems

If you’ve ever wondered how companies like Uber, Netflix, or LinkedIn process millions of events in real time — this is your starting point. Master Apache Kafka from Scratch is a practical, hands-on guide for beginners who want to learn how to build powerful streaming data pipelines from the ground up.

You’ll learn:

• What Kafka is and why it’s the backbone of modern data engineering.
• Step-by-step setup on your local machine or in the cloud.
• How to publish, consume, and process real-time data efficiently.
• Common beginner pitfalls and how to avoid them.
• By the end of this book, you’ll confidently build, monitor, and scale your first Kafka-based applications — even if you’ve never touched distributed systems before.