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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I have been interested in the use of gamification to achieve things for a while. Given my son’s love of the Xbox I have also wondered if it could be used in some way to help him study.
Some times expectations are met, or exceeded, and sometimes they fail to be met.
There is a rush at the moment to add AI to everything with a fear that if you don’t then you will be left behind.