🕒 Why Time Is Tricky in Distributed Systems: A Beginner’s Guide with Lamport and Vector Clocks
Introduction: Why Ordering Events Matters
Imagine you’re chatting with a friend on WhatsApp. You send “Hello” and then “How are you?”. But when your friend opens the chat, they see:
How are you?
Hello
That feels weird, right? The order of messages m...
