"Distributed Systems 4th edition (2023)"[^1]. I have the 3rd edition. I use it primarily as a reference, but at least the 3rd edition is surprisingly easy to r

"Distributed Systems 4th edition (2023)"[^1]. I have the 3rd edition. I use it primarily as a reference, but at least the 3rd edition is surprisingly easy to read. From my experience the books assumes basic knowledge. It's about distributed systems but I found this book pretty good at explaining how things work. [^1]: https://www.distributed-systems.net/index.php/books/ds4/ https://www.distributed-systems.net/index.php/books/ds4/