Kafka – eyeveebee https://eyeveebee.dev Imma Valls Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:12:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 https://eyeveebee.dev/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-ico_eyeveebee-32x32.png Kafka – eyeveebee https://eyeveebee.dev 32 32 The 50+ First-Timer: It’s never too late for Open Source! https://eyeveebee.dev/the-50-first-timer-its-never-too-late-for-open-source Sun, 19 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://eyeveebee.dev/?p=5517

This talk was presented at OpenFest Bulgaria 2025: https://cfp.openfest.org/openfest-2025/talk/WAKHZG/

Thinking about contributing to an open source project? Does it seem daunting, or maybe you feel it’s too late to start? You might be surprised to learn how accessible it is—and how quickly you can make an impact.

In this session, I’ll share my journey as a first-time contributor to OpenTelemetry, detailing how I went from no contributions to becoming a project member in just one month. I’ll provide a clear roadmap from initial interest to a successful contribution, giving you actionable tips on finding the right project and tackling those “good first-time issues.” We’ll explore the crucial role of mentorship and sponsorship, especially for individuals from underrepresented groups, and how the supportive OpenTelemetry community can guide you through the process. And other communities will too.

I aim to inspire you—whether you’re from an underrepresented background or believe your chance to contribute has passed—to take the plunge and discover the rewarding world of open source. You’ll leave with actionable insights and the confidence to begin your contribution journey.

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]]> Supercharging Grafana with Community Plugins https://eyeveebee.dev/supercharging-grafana-with-community-plugins Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://eyeveebee.dev/?p=5454

This talk was presented at Grafana & Friends Amsterdam meetup, a joint meetup with the Amsterdam Apache Kafka and Amsterdam Data Streaming communities.

Grafana is powerful on its own, but its true potential lies in its vibrant community of plugin developers. In this talk, we’ll explore how community plugins extend Grafana’s core functionality, enabling you to connect to a broader range of data sources and visualize your data in new ways. As a practical example, we’ll introduce the Kafka Data Source plugin and demonstrate how it lets you directly query and visualize Kafka topic data in your dashboards, bypassing the need for intermediate storage or external services.

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