Constructing Order Without Time
Part 3: How distributed systems track causality
Apr 18, 20269 min read35

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Series
We treat timestamps as facts. In distributed systems, they’re not.
This series explores why time fails, how ordering actually works, and the tools systems use instead.
Part 3: How distributed systems track causality

Part 2: If timestamps lie, what actually determines order?

Part 1: Why timestamps lie and ordering events isn’t as simple as it looks
