Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java
Completed by Andrew McKinney
June 23, 2025
5 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Configure and manage distributed databases such as Apache Cassandra and set up resilient RPC communication.
Compare different consensus algorithms, like RAFT, and evaluate the use of service discovery techniques.
Assess the performance of distributed systems, focusing on scalability, fault tolerance, and coordination mechanisms.
Design and implement a fully functional, scalable distributed system using Java, with features like messaging systems and cluster coordination.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Databases
- Category: Middleware
- Category: Remote Access Systems
- Category: Software Architecture
- Category: Microservices
- Category: Service Management
- Category: Scalability
- Category: Distributed Computing
- Category: Database Management Systems
- Category: Load Balancing
- Category: Systems Architecture
- Category: Event-Driven Programming
