Week 34, year 2022
- Fixed Partitions - When partitioning data across a set of cluster nodes we need a uniform distribution and to be able add and remove nodes to the cluster without causing a lot of data to be moved around. Unmesh Joshi explains how to do this by allocating data to a large number of virtual fixed partitions which are then allocated to the nodes. [Martin Fowler]
- How playing on guitar can help you to be a better developer? - The first time I did not become a musician was when my grandma tried to sign me to music school. During rehearsal, I stubbornly said I would… [Event-Driven by Oskar Dudycz]
- Key-Range Partitions - A Fixed Partition provides a good way to distribute data over many nodes when clients are accessing a single key at a time. If, however, a client wants a range of values, such as all names from "a" to "f", then they'll need to access every node. Unmesh Joshi Explains how a Key-Range Partition provides a better alternative for this kind of data access. [Martin Fowler]