Understanding the Paxos Consensus Algorithm Part III: Raft’s Answer to Crashes, Partitions, & Delays

Written by hacker41296476 | Published 2025/09/03
Tech Story Tags: consensus-algorithms | raft-algorithm | distributed-systems | raft-vs-paxos | paxos-consensus-algorithm | paxos | leader-follower-consensus | distributed-systems-consensus

TLDRPaxos proved consensus is possible. Raft made it practical — one leader, clean logs, no wasted work. From Alice & Bob’s lock battles to real clusters, consensus means safety and progress.via the TL;DR App
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Written by hacker41296476 | Despaired ManUtd fan
Published by HackerNoon on 2025/09/03
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