# 🎉 Announcing free training videos, deep-dive articles, and more at Confluent Developer 🎊 **URL:** \ **Category:** News and Blogs\ **Created:** [4 August 2021 16:01 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/announcing-free-training-videos-deep-dive-articles-and-more-at-confluent-developer/2438 "2021-08-04T16:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2021 16:01 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/announcing-free-training-videos-deep-dive-articles-and-more-at-confluent-developer/2438/1 "2021-08-04T16:01:25Z")
I’m delighted to announce the launch of [Confluent Developer](https://developer.confluent.io) - the pre-eminent destination for your Apache Kafka® learning and needs. ![Kapture 2021-08-04 at 16.56.18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/confluentcommunity/original/1X/6b40fbb3b3b32d9e9f952adf61f9bbfd91a32b74.gif) There’s a metric ton (figuratively) of fantastically useful content available for absolutely free (_not even an email gate in sight_). Check it out: - Fifty-five [**event streaming patterns**](https://developer.confluent.io/patterns) including [Event Collaboration](https://developer.confluent.io/patterns/compositional-patterns/event-collaboration), [Strangler Fig](https://developer.confluent.io/patterns/compositional-patterns/strangler-fig), and [Event-Time Processing](https://developer.confluent.io/patterns/stream-processing/event-time-processing) - Nine [**in-depth courses**](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka) with 10 hours of video, guides, and hands-on exercises spanning a total of 118 modules covering many topics including [Apache Kafka](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/apache-kafka/events/), [Kafka Connect](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/kafka-connect/intro/), [Kafka Streams](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/kafka-streams/get-started/), [Spring Framework with Apache Kafka](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/spring/confluent-cloud/), [Event Sourcing](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/event-sourcing/event-driven-vs-state-based/), and [Data Mesh](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/data-mesh/intro/) - Seven [**getting started guides**](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/java) to walk you through building applications with Kafka and [Python](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/python), [Java](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/java), [Go](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/go), [Node.js](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/nodejs), [.NET](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/dotnet), [C/C++](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/c), and [REST](https://developer.confluent.io/get-started/rest). - Numerous **deep-dive articles** about Kafka including [understanding Kafka compared to other related technologies](https://developer.confluent.io/learn/event-streaming-vs-related-trends/), a nice look at [Apache Kafka® without ZooKeeper (KRaft)](https://developer.confluent.io/learn/kraft/), [Kafka Performance](https://developer.confluent.io/learn/kafka-performance/), and [Building Systems Using Transactions in Kafka](https://developer.confluent.io/learn/kafka-transactions-and-guarantees/). - Two [**interactive diagrams**](https://developer.confluent.io/#kafka-internals) explaining the key configuration and monitoring parameters for Apache Kafka 🎥 Let @tlberglund tell you more: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/confluentcommunity/original/2X/f/f2293d6f98c7d46b66f89a79c2849b1fafc52df5.jpeg "Welcome to Confluent Developer – A Complete Tour") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMkPzuaJO6U) _👉 Head over to [Confluent Developer](https://developer.confluent.io) now to check it out._ * * * _We hope you like it - if you’ve got any feedback we’d be delighted to hear from you here on the [Confluent Community Forum](https://forum.confluent.io/)._ ---
**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2021 16:01 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/announcing-free-training-videos-deep-dive-articles-and-more-at-confluent-developer/2438/2 "2021-08-04T16:01:42Z")
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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2021 16:17 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/announcing-free-training-videos-deep-dive-articles-and-more-at-confluent-developer/2438/3 "2021-08-04T16:17:38Z")
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