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Some quite valuable content diluted with less useful content. I think I’d much prefer to read this author’s focused articles or blogs than recommend that someone slog through this.
I’m still not quite sure who the intended audience of this book is, but it’s definitely not me. The intro chapter discusses the example of Twitter’s fan-out writes and how they balanced typical users with celebrities who have millions of followers. Because of that intro, I expected a series of architecture patterns and ...more
I’m still not quite sure who the intended audience of this book is, but it’s definitely not me. The intro chapter discusses the example of Twitter’s fan-out writes and how they balanced typical users with celebrities who have millions of followers. Because of that intro, I expected a series of architecture patterns and ...more
An excellent high-level overview of the foundational concepts of modern, complex data systems. I say "high-level", but this actually goes into some detail about how databases and replication algorithms are implemented, often employing straightforward flow diagrams to illustrate race conditions and other concepts. Kleppmann's language is usually plain and accessible and his examples are mostly at the right level of abstraction.
I found this most helpful for understanding the differences and simila ...more
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Jul 18, 2017
Mohamed
marked it as to-read
Jun 18, 2023
Naveen
marked it as to-read
