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Ryan Orban

Ryan Orban

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Consistency

Bookmarks

  1. CRDTs: Conflict-free Replicated Data Types

    crdt.tech is the canonical reference hub for Conflict-free Replicated Data Types — the data structures that enable real-time collaborative editing without central coordination. The math guarantees eventual consistency even when network partitions split collaborators.

  2. CAP Confusion: Problems with 'Partition Tolerance'

    Cloudera's clarification of the most common CAP theorem misreading: partition tolerance isn't a feature you choose — it's a property you must accept because network partitions happen. The real CAP choice is between consistency and availability when partitions occur.

  3. The Most Common Failure Mode is Failing to Show Up

    Ryan Waggoner's argument that the most common reason people fail at side projects, startups, and creative work is simply not showing up consistently — not lack of skill or bad ideas, but the execution gap between intention and daily practice.

  4. Google Spanner: Globally Distributed Transactions (OSDI 2012)

    Google's Spanner paper from OSDI 2012 — the design of Google's globally distributed SQL database with externally consistent transactions. TrueTime, the GPS/atomic-clock-based approach to distributed timestamps, is the paper's most memorable technical contribution.

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