In this episode of Flying High with Flutter, we’re joined by Dominik Tornow, principal engineer and author of Thinking in Distributed Systems. Dominik shares his journey into distributed systems, breaks down complex concepts like the CAP theorem, liveness vs. safety, and item potency, and offers practical tips for building reliable and scalable systems.

On the show:

🎙️ Guest: Dominik Tornow • https://x.com/dominiktornow

🎙️ Host: Allen Wyma • https://x.com/allenwyma

📚 Check out Dominik's book Think Distributed Systems: https://mng.bz/YDaA

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Timecodes:

0:00 - Meet Dominik Tornow: His journey into distributed systems

6:45 - Why every modern application is a distributed system

14:20 - The office building analogy for distributed systems

21:30 - Demystifying the CAP theorem: Myths and realities

31:45 - Safety vs. liveness in distributed systems

40:10 - Message passing, item potency, and ensuring reliability

47:20 - Practical tips for designing robust distributed systems

54:00 - Balancing user experience with system reliability

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