Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System by Leslie Lamport is one of the best papers I've ever read. Not only has it clearly stood the t

Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System by Leslie Lamport is one of the best papers I've ever read. Not only has it clearly stood the test of time, but it sets the stage for deeper thinking on many of the issues endemic to distributed systems. My former manager recommended it to me when I first started working in distributed systems and I found that it unlocked a huge variety of topics despite its simplicity. (Thanks Steve!) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/time-clocks-ordering-events-distributed-system/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/time-cl...