What is a distributed consensus algorithm? In a distributed system, there are many nodes in one cluster. We need to have an algorithm to ensure a consensus of data among those nodes or reach an agreement on a proposal. The algorithm is called a distributed consensus algorithm. What is Raft? Raft is an understandable distributed consensus algorithm that is…

Last time we talked about Use Azure File Share to back up your data, and this time I’m going to share how to use Github as your storage by leveraging the Github content APIs. Prerequisites A Github repository A Github token Go lang With the Github contents APIs, you can download…

As an alternative to Google Drive/One Drive/Dropbox, we can use Azure storage to back up our personal data on Windows or on macOS. This article shows how to use Azure Files, a Microsoft cloud file system, on Windows and macOS in a few steps. …

In this tutorial, I’m trying to give a simple introduction to Java Annotations with less words and simple examples. In 10 minutes, you’ll learn what is Annotations, how to use Annotations, and how to create custom Annotations. Annotations, a form of metadata, like tags, alternative to configuration files, provide extra…