LJC Virtual Meetup: Why are distributed systems so hard?

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This talk will cover a brief history of distributed computing, clear up some common myths about the CAP theorem, dig into why network partitions are inevitable and close out by highlighting how a few popular consensus algorithms mitigate the risks of operating in a distributed fashion. We'll also take a look at how to design systems that take into account human factors, which can help reduce the impact of programmatic uncertainty.

About the speaker

Denise Yu is a senior software engineer at GitHub. Previously, she built enterprise cloud technology and open source tools at Pivotal. She has delivered conference talks in North America and Europe on topics ranging from continuous delivery to functional programming to scaling company culture.

When she's not coding, she is often doodling sketch notes that break down technical concepts into digestible pieces at deniseyu.io/art.
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