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Architecture Fundamentals

Core principles of distributed systems architecture including CAP theorem, consistency models, availability, partition tolerance, and key trade-offs every engineer must understand.

CAP Theorem & PACELC: A Senior Engineer's Deep Dive

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.