====== Fallacies of Distributed Computing ======

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===== Principle Statement =====

> Essentially everyone, when they first build a distributed application, makes the following eight assumptions. All prove to be false in the long run and all cause big trouble and painful learning experiences.
> 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((Peter Deutsch: //[[https://blogs.oracle.com/jag/resource/Fallacies.html|The Eight Fallacies of Distributed Computing]]//))

So a design is bad if one these aspects is neglected.

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See section [[#contrary principles]].


===== Origin =====

Peter Deutsch: //[[https://blogs.oracle.com/jag/resource/Fallacies.html|The Eight Fallacies of Distributed Computing]]//

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===== Relations to Other Principles =====

==== Generalizations ====

  * [[Law of Leaky Abstractions]]: Essentially the eight fallacies are abstraction leaks. 

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===== Further Reading =====

  * [[wp>Fallacies of Distributed Computing]]
  * [[wiki>EightFallaciesOfDistributedComputing]]
  * Peter Deutsch: //[[https://blogs.oracle.com/jag/resource/Fallacies.html|The Eight Fallacies of Distributed Computing]]//
  * Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz: //[[http://www.rgoarchitects.com/Files/fallacies.pdf|Fallacies of Distributed Computing Explained]]//

===== Discussion =====

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