#Algorithms

Algorithmic thinking, complexity analysis, and practical algorithm design.

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Consistent Hashing: The Algorithm Behind Every Scalable Distributed System

System Design•Mar 6•9 min read

Consistent Hashing: The Algorithm Behind Every Scalable Distributed System

Adding one cache server shouldn't invalidate every key. Consistent hashing with virtual nodes and bounded loads — full Go and Java implementations.

BackendBytes Engineering Team

Rate Limiter Algorithms: Token Bucket vs Sliding Window

System Design•Feb 8•7 min read

Rate Limiter Algorithms: Token Bucket vs Sliding Window

Five rate limiting algorithms, their trade-offs, how to distribute them across a fleet, and client-side backoff that works.

BackendBytes Engineering Team