Learning Path for Confluent Kafka Developer Certification

This article outlines a structured sequence of tutorials and guides aimed at preparing you for the Confluent Kafka Developer Certification exam.

Introductory Phase

  1. Understanding Apache Kafka: An Introduction
  2. Getting Started with Kafka’s Command-Line Tools

Architectural Insights

  1. Diving into Kafka’s Architecture and Design Decisions

Core Concepts

  1. Understanding Kafka’s APIs
  2. Exploring Kafka Configurations
  3. Understanding Kafka Message Structure: Keys, Choices, Factors, and Metadata

Metrics and Performance

  1. System Metrics in Kafka: A Comprehensive Guide
  2. Performance in Kafka: Throughput, Latency, and Scaling

Schema and Data Handling

  1. Schema Management in Kafka
  2. Serialization and Deserialization in Kafka

Client Management

  1. Introduction to Kafka Clients: Producer and Consumer
  2. Understanding Producer Partition Selection in Kafka
  3. Consumer Offset Management in Kafka
  4. Understanding Consumer Groups, Partition Assignments, and Rebalances in Kafka

Advanced Concepts

  1. Data Retention Strategies and Implications in Kafka
  2. Exploring Topic Co-Partitioning in Kafka
  3. Application Deployment Choices in Kafka
  4. Message Ordering and Delivery Guarantees in Kafka
  5. Securing Kafka: A Comprehensive Guide
  6. Exploring Kafka Streams: Features and Use Cases

Confluent Specifics

  1. Introduction to KSQL: Features and Use Cases
  2. Monitoring and Metrics in Kafka
  3. Introduction to Kafka Connect
  4. Understanding Confluent KSQL
  5. Managing Schemas with Confluent Schema Registry
  6. Getting Started with Confluent REST Proxy

Troubleshooting and Operations

  1. Troubleshooting and Debugging in Kafka
  2. Kafka Operations: A Deep Dive

Certification Preparation and Review

  1. Confluent Certified Developer: Exam Prep and Practice Questions
  2. Confluent Certified Developer: Review and Key Takeaways

By following this articles, you’re setting yourself up for a solid understanding of Kafka and a high likelihood of passing the Confluent Kafka Developer Certification. Best of luck on your journey!

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