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@shhrreeyyy Depends how the multi agent system has been layed out, its not the case in vertical architectures in which top level agent manages the communication flow and order. Even Horizontal systems sometimes define dependencies which ultimately dictates the order. So I think it depends

[Alex Xu @alexxubyte]

The CAP theorem is one of the most famous terms in computer science, but I bet different developers have different understandings. Let’s examine what it is and why it can be confusing.

CAP theorem states that a distributed system can't provide more than two of these three guarantees simultaneously.

Consistency: consistency means all clients see the same data at the same time no matter which node they connect to.

Availability: availability means any client which requests data get a response even if some of the nodes are down.

Partition Tolerance: a partition indicates a communication break between two nodes. Partition tolerance means the system continues to operate despite network partitions.

The “2 of 3” formulation can be useful, but this simplification could be misleading.

- Picking a database is not easy. Justifying our choice purely based on the CAP theorem is not enough. For example, companies don't choose Cassandra for chat applications simply because it is an AP system. There is a list of good characteristics that make Cassandra a desirable option for storing chat messages. We need to dig deeper.

- “CAP prohibits only a tiny part of the design space: perfect availability and consistency in the presence of partitions, which are rare”. Quoted from the paper: CAP Twelve Years Later: How the “Rules” Have Changed.

- The theorem is about 100% availability and consistency. A more realistic discussion would be the trade-offs between latency and consistency when there is no network partition. See PACELC theorem for more details.

Is the CAP theorem really useful?
I think it is still useful as it opens our minds to a set of tradeoff discussions, but it is only part of the story. We need to dig deeper when picking the right database.

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[Alex Xu @alexxubyte]

Twitter has enforced very strict rate limiting. Some people cannot even see their own tweets.

Rate limiting is a very important yet often overlooked topic. Let's use this opportunity to take a look at what it is and the most popular algorithms.

A thread.

#RateLimitExceeded

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

It's really crazy that Apple will unilaterally block you from running the software you want on your own device.

One of the most disrespectful parts of their culture, and it's damaging to their brand.

[jack @jack]

Removed from the App Store for enabling tipping to everyone in the world without the need for a bank, payment card, or government permission.

https://t.co/kfeQNfal8Q

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@strawberri_mylk @AkLurker @bettrthanexpctd @_B___S Same thing

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@AkLurker @bettrthanexpctd @_B___S White bears are slayers 😵‍💫

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@iamrazorgirl Wishing you a speedy recovery Zeynep 🙏

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@markfidelman @elonmusk @therabbithole @CommunityNotes Depends on what data it is trained on. Biased AI exists also

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@RandallKanna Udemy and then building useful personal projects 😊

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Engineering is true magic

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@KevinNaughtonJr

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@Infoxicador The best code is no code

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@techgirl1908 @shanselman Messed up

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😂😂😂😂 Well Said

[Ryan Cavanaugh 👉 searyanc.dev on bsky @SeaRyanC]

@garybernhardt I'm excited to stop writing code and start writing machine-readable specifications of precise intended behavior

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@Aliafonzy43 I said it always, UI Designers that can do stuff like this are magicians, end of story, because how!

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@NanouuSymeon I'm horrible at math, for some reason it won't click for me as quick as engineering

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@browsercompany 😊

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@nutlope What would be awesome is an AI that generates meaningful variable, function, class names, that would be GOLD

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@nutlope That's nice but honestly I think this goes to far, how long does it take to write a commit message. We don't need AI in every single step of development.