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The Raft consensus algorithm explained through "Mean Girls" (2019)

The Raft consensus algorithm explained through "Mean Girls" (2019)

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Comments (22)

  • 7e
    Given that Raft was rederived simply because the authors couldn’t originally understand Paxos, I’m not surprised to see this.
  • BSTRhino
    That is so fetch!In all honesty though, I quite enjoyed how this article was written. Is there a listing somewhere of articles written like this, with algorithms or concepts explained using analogies to pop culture?
  • dang
    Previously:Raft Is So Fetch: The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through Mean Girls - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33071069 - Oct 2022 (53 comments)Raft Is So Fetch: The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through Mean Girls - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22520040 - March 2020 (4 comments)
  • cocodill
    I looked through the gifs and ended up understanding even less than before.
  • trick-or-treat
    They need to stop trying to make fetch a thing.
  • EdwardDiego
    Which movie would you use to explain Paxos?
  • xyzal
    As a lover or Raft Consensus Algorithm, now I have to watch Mean Girls I guess.
  • up2isomorphism
    But why?
  • SomaticPirate
    “Chat generate me an explanation blog posts on the Raft consensus algorithm… but explain it through mean girls”
  • skeptrune
    lmao, i love this
  • diorrkrk
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