AK 3.8 Adds 17 KIPs: New Docker Images and much more

What this post added

Apache Kafka 3.8.0 release introduces 17 KIPs, including support for specifying compression levels (KIP-390), preview of the next-generation consumer rebalance protocol (KIP-848), and a Docker image for GraalVM-based native Kafka brokers (KIP-974). It also includes Shareable State Stores for Kafka Streams (KIP-813) and enforcement of tasks.max in Kafka Connect (KIP-1004). ZooKeeper is marked for removal in Kafka 4.0.