#distributed-systems

Why saga patterns beat orchestration for long-running processes

Why saga patterns beat orchestration for long-running processes

Orchestration looks great on a whiteboard until your orchestrator becomes the single point of everything

The Two Generals’ Problem and Messaging in Distributed Systems

The Two Generals’ Problem and Messaging in Distributed Systems

Two Generals' Problem explained in a Star Wars theme

Distributed Monolith

Distributed Monolith

How can a microservices-based architecture, that looked great on paper, turn into a s...

NDC London 2016 Distributed System Principles

NDC London 2016 Distributed System Principles

In the eight fallacies, there’s one that says the topology never changes. Isn’t that ...

Distributed Systems Design

Distributed Systems Design

Because Blaak Selectie existed for 3 years, Mark and Sandra wanted to organize an eve...