Avro

Definitions

1. A row-based binary serialization format with schema evolution support. The schema is stored with the data (or in a schema registry), enabling readers to handle data written with older or newer schemas. Popular with Kafka because it's compact, fast, and handles schema changes gracefully.

   In plain English: A compact data format popular with Kafka that handles schema changes gracefully — old and new versions play nice together.

   Example: "Use Avro with the Confluent Schema Registry for Kafka — when you add a new field, old consumers just ignore it."

Related Terms

• Migration
• Protocol Buffers
• MessagePack
• Kafka Partition
• Consumer Group
• Schema Registry
• JavaBeans
• Kafka Stream
• Kafka Topic
• Producer
• Protocol Buffer
• Zod
• Byte Order