For example, stream-based 'transactions', I think, is one of the coolest.īut whether these properties are actually 'features' in the sense that you want them, of course, depends on the application. Many really nice properties fall out from these features. Within a partition of a topic, processing is strongly ordered, one-at-a-time.All parallelism is achieved through the partitioning of topics.I am new to Kafka and Kafka Streams (hereafter referred to as 'Kafka'), but having encountered and considered similar questions, here is my perspective: He is the greatest German writer of our time.Update: after looking in to this further, I am not sure that this is the right answer. London Review of BooksĪ complex, tender meditation on art, family and resistance. Times Literary SupplementĪ richly textured and syncopated book, alternately erudite and irreverent. While this book deals with distress, physical pain and uncertainty, its wry humour and lightness of touch make it anything but a misery memoir. is written by an entertaining storyteller and offers a rare insight into a situation that few people will have to face, but that it does us good to contemplate. Magical: pages speed by, fuelled by the author's formidable intellect. has written a memoir that is not miserable. it persuasively builds the case for the ability of stories to offer hope and solace to help us become ourselves, over and over, even in extremis. What he gives us isn't just the story of an illness but a story about the importance of stories. Observerįor all its grim subject the book is an unexpected delight. Sunday TimesĪ brilliant account of one man's tilted world following a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. buoyantly written, piercingly perceptive book. riveting account of the metamorphosis he has endured. The TimesĪn outstanding feat of bravery and brio. it is simply a beautiful piece of writing. Metamorphosis is the best book I have read about multiple sclerosis, and that is because it is about so much more. Jacqueline Wilson, author of The Story of Tracy Beaker Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand ShipsĪ pitch-perfect memoir: stylish, erudite, touchingly honest and darkly funny. It is what the best writing should be: a book that will stay with you for life. This is a beautiful and devastating portrayal of a life-changing diagnosis.

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