<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Dhrumit — Writing</title><description>Data infrastructure and software engineering.</description><link>https://dhrumkit.com/</link><item><title>Watermarks and the Price of Waiting</title><link>https://dhrumkit.com/writing/watermarks-and-the-price-of-waiting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dhrumkit.com/writing/watermarks-and-the-price-of-waiting/</guid><description>A stream processor can never know that all the data for a window has arrived. A watermark is its bet, and the delay you give it is the stake.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>