Schema Evolution in Apache Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema

In modern distributed architectures—especially event-driven systems like Kafka or Pulsar—data is the contract. When systems scale and evolve, your data schemas will too. If not managed carefully, schema changes can break consumers, cause data loss, or disrupt analytics pipelines. This post explores how schema evolution is handled across three common serialization formats: Apache Avro, Google …

Jun 23, 2025 - 09:50

In modern distributed architectures—especially event-driven systems like Kafka or Pulsar—data is the contract. When systems scale and evolve, your data schemas will too. If not managed carefully, schema changes can break consumers, cause data loss, or disrupt analytics pipelines. This post explores how schema evolution is handled across three common serialization formats: Apache Avro, Google …