An Analysis of Distributed Consensus and System Tradeoffs: From Paxos Theory to the CAP Theorem

The Foundational Challenge of Distributed Agreement At the core of reliable distributed computing lies a single, fundamental problem: consensus. This is the challenge of getting a group of independent, geographically Read More …

Eventual Consistency or Probabilistic Reconciliation? Deconstructing the Core Trade-offs of Decentralized Ledgers

I. Introduction: Reframing the “Database Problem” Decentralized ledgers are frequently, and imprecisely, described as “eventually consistent” databases. This terminology, while accessible, represents a profound category error that obscures the technology’s Read More …