Distributed Systems Patterns

As technology evolves and the demand for scalable and resilient systems increases, understanding the fundamental patterns that govern distributed systems becomes paramount.

From managing communication between nodes to ensuring fault tolerance (FT) and consistency, this chapter explores essential design patterns that empower developers to architect robust distributed systems. Whether you’re building microservices or implementing cloud-native applications, mastering these patterns will equip you with the tools to tackle the complexities of distributed computing effectively.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

• The Throttling pattern
• The Retry pattern
• The Circuit Breaker pattern
• Other distributed systems patterns