Fallacies of Distributed Computing

 

1. The network is reliable;
2. Latency is zero;
3. Bandwidth is infinite;
4. The network is secure;
5. Topology doesn't change;
6. There is one administrator;
7. Transport cost is zero;
8. The network is homogeneous;

• Versioning is simple
• Compensating updates always work
• Observability is optional