Making the explanation of distributed systems fun

I love the way this article explains some of the key issues with designing distributed systems and how to solve them. It uses the illustration of a theme park and the rides - very clever and a fun read, which is unusual for a distributed systems article!

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Maximizing fun (and profit) in your distributed systems

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