Political Science
4 patterns in this domain
“Agree without a boss”
3/7 frontierConsensus Mechanism
The problem is ancient.
distributed-systemsgovernancefault-toleranceagreement
7 domains“Don't act until enough of us are ready”
3/7 frontierQuorum Sensing
In the late 1960s, marine biologist Kenneth Nealson noticed something strange about the bacterium Vibrio fischeri.
collective-actionthresholdcoordinationphase-transition
7 domains“Each layer minds its own business”
3/7 frontierSeparation of Concerns
The idea predates its name.
architecturemodularitycomplexity-managementgovernance
7 domains“Split the world into manageable pieces”
3/7 frontierSharding
The concept predates its name.
scalabilitypartitioningdistributed-systemshorizontal-scaling
7 domains