My thoughts on the CAP theorem

CAP stands for Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance. Understanding the CAP theorem can help engineers make better design choices when building distributed systems. In this show, I will explain the CAP theorem and how you can use it to make tradeoffs in your backend design. You probably already are using the CAP theorem without even knowing. Resources https://www.infoq.com/articles/cap-twelve-years-later-how-the-rules-have-changed/#:~:text=The%20CAP%20theorem%20states%20that,to%20network%20partitions%20(P). Support my work on PayPal https://bit.ly/33ENps4 Become a Member on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ML5xP23TOWKUcc-oAE_Eg/join 🧑‍🏫 Courses I Teach https://husseinnasser.com/courses 🏭 Backend Engineering Videos in Order https://backend.husseinnasser.com 💾 Database Engineering Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQnljOFTspQXjD0HOzN7P2tgzu7scWpl2 🎙️Listen to the Backend Engineering Podcast https://husseinnasser.com/podcast Gears and tools used on the Channel (affiliates) 🖼️ Slides and Thumbnail Design Canva https://partner.canva.com/c/2766475/647168/10068 🎙️ Mic Gear Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Microphone https://amzn.to/3o1NiBi Cloudlifter https://amzn.to/2RAeyLo XLR cables https://amzn.to/3tvMJRu Focusrite Audio Interface https://amzn.to/3f2vjGY 📷 Camera Gear Canon M50 Mark II https://amzn.to/3o2ed0c Micro HDMI to HDMI https://amzn.to/3uwCxK3 Video capture card https://amzn.to/3f34pyD AC Wall for constant power https://amzn.to/3eueoxP Stay Awesome, Hussein