Consistent hashing

An introduction to hashing in distributed systems. And why consistent hashing is a good approach.

Hi Friends,

Welcome to the 5th issue of the Polymathic Engineer newsletter.

This week we will cover the following topics:

• Hashing in distributed systems

• Caching servers and hashing

• Data partitioning and hashing

• The hashing problem

• Naïve approach

• Consistent ha…