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# From Guesswork to Governance: Data Contracts Bring API Discipline to Apache Kafka

Stop letting uncoordinated schema changes turn Kafka streams into downstream dumpster fires. Enforce data contracts at the source to guarantee application stability and deliver trusted data.

- **Speakers:** [Sandon Jacobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@sandon-jacobs)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 34:30
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100498-from-guesswork-to-governance-data-contracts-bring-api-discipline-to-apache-kafka

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