.. _cp_reading:

Reading List
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If you're new to Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform, here is a curated reading list to get you started.

.. note::

   Looking for more hands-on resources? Please refer to :ref:`quickstart` and :ref:`tutorials`


Books
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`Making Sense of Stream Processing <https://www.confluent.io/stream-processing/>`__

`Kafka: The Definitive Guide <https://www.confluent.io/resources/kafka-the-definitive-guide/>`__

`Designing Event-Driven Systems <https://www.confluent.io/designing-event-driven-systems>`__

`Kafka Streams in Action <https://www.confluent.io/blog/kafka-streams-action>`__

`I Heart Logs: Event Data, Stream Processing, and Data Integration <https://www.confluent.io/ebook/i-heart-logs-event-data-stream-processing-and-data-integration/>`__


Smaller Bites
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`Introducing Kafka Streams: Stream Processing Made Simple <https://www.confluent.io/blog/introducing-kafka-streams-stream-processing-made-simple/>`__

`Journey to Event Driven – Part 1: Why Event-First Thinking Changes Everything <https://www.confluent.io/blog/journey-to-event-driven-part-1-why-event-first-thinking-changes-everything>`__

`Building a Real-Time Streaming ETL Pipeline in 20 Minutes <https://www.confluent.io/blog/building-real-time-streaming-etl-pipeline-20-minutes/>`__

`Data Wrangling with Apache Kafka and KSQL <https://www.confluent.io/blog/data-wrangling-apache-kafka-ksql>`__