Distributed System Illustrated

Welcome to Distributed System Illustrated.

This series uses diagrams and intuitive explanations to explore the core ideas behind distributed systems, including:

• Distributed system overview and the fallacies of distributed computing
• System models, failure models, and timing assumptions
• Replication strategies and consistency models
• Data partitioning and scalable storage
• Distributed transactions
• Time, ordering, and logical clocks
• Consensus algorithms such as Paxos and Raft

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