Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System [pdf](research.microsoft.com)
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Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System [pdf]
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/lamport/pubs/time-clocks.pdf
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This is a fantastic paper. I've cited it in my thesis. It's one of those fundamental concepts that seems pretty simple but has a lot of depth to it. Highly recommended reading for anyone working distributed systems.
Oh wow, I used this as source material for some coursework in a distributed systems class. Leslie Lamport has a couple of things named after him I think.
Logical clocks were my favourite take-away from this.
Logical clocks were my favourite take-away from this.