Recent Notes

Short notes that summarize research and practical techniques used as a reference to help understand other essays and patterns on this site.

Message Priotization and Sequencers

Discussion on a limitation of sequencers around message priority.

An introduction to the Chain Replication family of protocols.

An overview of several primary-backup replication protocols.

A brief introduction to the three types of sequencers.

A simple technique to increase throughput while keeping average latency low.

An overview of back pressure and how it can be applied in distributed systems.

An introduction to state machine replication.