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Distributed Systems 1.1: Introduction

The first lecture in Martin Kleppmann's 8-lecture distributed systems series from the University of Cambridge undergraduate course. It introduces the subject, and accompanying lecture notes are available.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN regularly recommends the series as a free, accessible, theory-oriented course on distributed computing that complements his book Designing Data-Intensive Applications.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Martin Kleppmann
Topic
distributed systems
Format
lecture
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
5
HN mentions in dataset
7
Recommendation years in dataset
2021–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • i see quite a bit of overlap between the book and his lecture series on distributed systems [VIDEO] These lectures give a more theory based approach, while the book is more based on discussing practical systems; now both are covering distributed systems as such. Now …

    MichaelMoser123 on Hacker News · 2021-12
    In Ask HN: What are the best tech books you read in 2021?

  • Martin's writing and explanation style is truly awesome! I read his book DDIA (Designing data intensive applications) and listened to his distributed systems class lectures [1]. It was a joy learning. I wish I had him or someone like him in graduate school. I would've …

    posharma on Hacker News · 2022-03
    In Making CRDTs Byzantine Fault Tolerant [pdf]

  • 1. MIT's 6.824: Distributed Systems - [LINK] Lectures are available on Youtube. Assignments code and test runner are also available on the course page. 2. The Book Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann and the Youtube videos - [VIDEO] 3. Distributed Systems course by Lindsey …

    avinassh on Hacker News · 2021-06
    In Ask HN: Suggest me a free/open course on distributed computing

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