Why All the Formalities?
Learn why formal models matter in distributed systems and how they help precisely define system properties and guarantees. Understand the importance of scrutinizing datastore documentation for consistency claims and how this knowledge aids in designing reliable, well-informed distributed systems.
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The previous chapters spent a significant amount of time going through many different formal models.
The need for formal models
All these complicated, formal, and academic constructs help us define different types of properties in a more precise way. As a result, when we design a system, we ...
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