Ashfaq Ahmed on software, cars, gadgets, food, fitness and whatever else is on his mind.https://blog.ashfaqahmed.in/enhttps://blog.ashfaqahmed.in/posts/what-i-actually-do-as-a-kafka-connect-engineer/https://blog.ashfaqahmed.in/posts/what-i-actually-do-as-a-kafka-connect-engineer/I build the connectors that move data between Kafka and the rest of the world. Here's what that means, minus the jargon.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTkafkaworkkafka-connecthttps://blog.ashfaqahmed.in/posts/who-is-ashfaq/https://blog.ashfaqahmed.in/posts/who-is-ashfaq/A software engineer from Hyderabad who builds data plumbing by day, and spends the rest of his time at the gym, on a PS5 or looking for good food.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTpersonalabouthttps://blog.ashfaqahmed.in/posts/why-i-rebuilt-my-portfolio/https://blog.ashfaqahmed.in/posts/why-i-rebuilt-my-portfolio/My 2020 portfolio was a Create React App project. Here's what I kept, what I threw out, and why the blog now lives on its own site.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTastrowebseo