<![CDATA[Stories by Joel Hanson on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@joel-hanson?source=rss-906309768f3a------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*S3GaPmseHdlgni_69MTkQA.jpeg Stories by Joel Hanson on Medium https://medium.com/@joel-hanson?source=rss-906309768f3a------2 Medium Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:59:48 GMT <![CDATA[What If Your Kafka Sent Half the Data Over the Network?]]>

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Exploring the transition from Celery to Restate for async task processing in Django applications, with practical examples and real-world…

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Learn how to enhance your Flask applications with Restate for reliable, fault-tolerant operations without changing your core application…

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Discover ContextLayer — the bridge that transforms any REST API into a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling AI assistants like…

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Stream Wikipedia changes, GitHub events, and financial data into Kafka with this zero-code SSE connector — just configure and go!

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Turn your Django REST Framework project into an MCP server instantly. Let AI assistants like Claude, VS Code, and Warp use your APIs…

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Learn how to turn GitHub into a free, serverless data platform with GitHub Actions, Pages, and APIs powered by your repo.

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Ever wondered where those massive icebergs the size of cities are drifting? I built a system to track them in real-time using NASA…

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