Architecture Fundamentals
Core principles of distributed systems architecture including CAP theorem, consistency models, availability, partition tolerance, and key trade-offs every engineer must understand.
Core principles of distributed systems architecture including CAP theorem, consistency models, availability, partition tolerance, and key trade-offs every engineer must understand.
Full-depth guide to CAP theorem and PACELC — the GitHub 2018 incident, why 'choose 2 of 3' is misleading, PACELC's EL trade-off (latency vs consistency during normal operation), database classification matrix, conflict resolution costs, and Brewer's 12-year correction.