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Learning to build distributed systems - Marc's Blog

A common question I get at work is "how do I learn to build big distributed systems?". I've written replies to that many times. Here's my latest attempt.

Click to view the original at brooker.co.za

Hasnain says:

Interesting overview on the theory and practice of building distributed systems from an expert in the field.

Worth taking note of.

“If you're lucky enough to be able to, find yourself a position on a team, at a company, or in a lab that owns something big. I think the Amazon pattern of having the same team build and operate systems is ideal for learning. If you can, carry a pager. Be accountable to your team and your customers that the stuff you build works. Reality cannot be fooled.”

Posted on 2019-06-23T03:11:14+0000