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Bytewax is a newsletter focused on discussions around Python, data streaming, and the Bytewax framework. It covers updates and features of Bytewax releases, integration with other technologies like Kafka and Redpanda, and explores applications such as anomaly detection, real-time analytics, and stream processing pipelines.

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The hottest Substack posts of Bytewax

And their main takeaways
Get a weekly roundup of the best Substack posts, by hacker news affinity:

New inputs/outputs, new windowing, and recent improvements in Bytewax v 0.16.0

19 implied HN points • 18 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Software Development Open Source Data Management Community Engagement
  1. Bytewax v0.16 brings major improvements to custom inputs, windowing, and execution.
  2. There are various breaking changes, such as reworking multiprocessing and partitioned input/output.
  3. Recent improvements in Bytewax prioritize not just new features and bug fixes, but also code consistency and quality of life enhancements.

Lessons We Learned While Building A Stateful Kafka Connector

0 implied HN points • 20 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Data Engineering Programming Software Development
  1. Writing a custom input connector for Bytewax involves answering important questions related to partitions, source building, and resuming states
  2. Utilizing Bytewax's recovery system for failure recovery requires proper snapshotting and understanding of how to resume reading from a specific spot
  3. Delivery guarantees in Bytewax are at-least-once by default, and ensuring exactly-once processing may require coordination with the output connector

Hello, world

0 implied HN points • 13 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Substack Blogging
  1. The post is about Bytewax's substack
  2. It was shared on April 13, 2023
  3. Options to share the post include copying the link or using Facebook

This Week with Bytewax

0 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Events Blogs Interviews Workshops
  1. This week Bytewax is spotlighting a blog post about Arroyo and Bytewax, offering solutions for real-time analytics and machine learning.
  2. Bytewax is hosting various events like workshops and meetups to share knowledge and create a community around data.
  3. Interviews with Bytewax CEO emphasize the mission to simplify ML real-time inference and the importance of MLOps.

Redis-driven Dataflow for Clickstream Aggregation

0 implied HN points • 19 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Data processing Python Containers
  1. Bytewax framework strikes a balance between being user-friendly without hiding underlying mechanisms.
  2. When writing custom connectors with Bytewax, focus on transforming messages in the `next_batch` method and delegate other processing to the dataflow.
  3. Consider the partitioned nature of inputs and utilize `list_parts` and `build_part` methods for handling multiple data streams in Bytewax.

Hacker News From Request to Stream

0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 23
🕹 Technology API Integration
  1. Polling HTTP endpoints is crucial for real-time data retrieval in industries like e-commerce and finance
  2. Bytewax provides a mechanism for periodic input to efficiently poll and stream data in real-time from HTTP endpoints
  3. By leveraging Python scripts and Bytewax library, developers can build comprehensive data pipelines for real-time data processing

To Infinity and Beyond: Scaling Stream Processing

0 implied HN points • 03 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Data processing Scaling System Design
  1. Bytewax has rescaling capabilities since version 0.17, allowing you to change the number of workers contributing to a dataflow cluster without losing data.
  2. Horizontal rescaling involves adding or removing workers from a cluster-based system to adjust computational resources.
  3. Bytewax utilizes state snapshots, primary assignment systems, and consistent routing to enable start-stop rescaling for streaming dataflows.