Understanding Distributed Systems, Second Edition: What every developer should know about large distributed applications

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Editorial Reviews Review "The book brings together theory and real world practice by discussing how large scale applications are built from the ground up. Although I was familiar with some of the content, it's the first time I have seen it woven so well together into a coherent story. If you have to read one book about the topic, start with this one!" -- Mauro Doglio, Software Engineer at Microsoft "Fantastic guidebook! Makes sense of a complex subject. Thoroughly explains key concepts with great illustrations. Shows how to design, build, and operate distributed applications. It addresses important topics such as communication, security, coordination, time, consistency, transactions, scalab…