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This looks like a reasonably complete survey. However, one important topic is missing. That is the strong consistency algorithms used by databases like Spanner

This looks like a reasonably complete survey. However, one important topic is missing. That is the strong consistency algorithms used by databases like Spanner and FaunaDB. Those two globally consistent databases use different families of algorithms, so it’s probably worth including both. Here is a comparison between them: https://fauna.com/blog/distributed-consistency-at-scale-spanner-vs-calvin https://fauna.com/blog/distributed-consistency-at-scale-span...

xtacy 9y ago
I believe it's covered: Topic 6.
- jchanimal 9y ago
  I don’t see anything in there even about basic building blocks like RAFT. Maybe I’m missing it, or maybe there’s room for someone to write another chapter.
  - KirinDave 9y ago
    Specific algorithms like RAFT or Paxos are more of an addendum than a core aspect of the topic, though.