Dec 11, 2025 · 2 min read · Time, clocks and the ordering of events in a distributed systemL. Lamport, Communications ACM 1978 SummaryThe paper introduces the happened-before relation and logical clocks to define a consistent partial ordering of events in a distributed system. ...
Join discussionJul 21, 2022 · 3 min read · Why do we need logical clocks? The concept of time is fundamental to our way of thinking about ordering of events in a system. Since physical clocks in a distributed system can drift among each other, it will be very difficult to enforce total orderi...
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