Sumant helps run Apache Kafka and the related streaming infrastructure at LinkedIn. He contributes code in open-source Kafka as needed. Sumant’s personal blog is Coditation and he also writes a more focused C++ Truths blog. He wrote More C++ Idioms---a wikibook on 80+ curated techniques for C++ programmers. He has a PhD in CS from Vanderbilt University. Follow him on Twitter @sutambe.