I’m a big fan of Robin Moffatt’s writings and speaking content. I owe him a beer or two from all I have learned just from his prolific work on Kafka Connect. However, when I first encountered his article about configuring a sink to play a topic from the tail, rather than from the head, I didn’t understand why on earth anyone would want to do so. Well, now I do and let me share one possible scenario where this could save the day.