...but that sounds crazy, right? I mean, we both know how hard it is to hire a proper distributed systems engineer. That's the implicit complaint you're making

...but that sounds crazy, right? I mean, we both know how hard it is to hire a proper distributed systems engineer. That's the implicit complaint you're making here. Well, but wait—why is it hard? I don't think it's an intrinsic thing. Distributed systems aren't any more complicated than calculus or graph theory. It's not like we couldn't make the proper design of them a required course in colleges. Distributed systems have more possible failure modes, far broader latency spectra, and a greater degree of simultaniety / nondeterminism, as compared to non-distributed systems. Distributed systems are fundamentally more complex than purely local systems, in all of correctness, fault-tolerance, and performance. . I can build distributed systems, but that doesn't mean I do build them if not absolutely necessary. Because it's a pain in the ass, and I can get far more useful work done if I don't bother with it. . Remember: Network transparency is a lie.