Acknowledgements

Writing a book is an incredibly challenging but rewarding experience. I wanted to share what I have learned about distributed systems for a very long time.

I appreciate the colleagues who inspired and believed in me. Thanks to Chiara Roda, Andrea Dotti, Paolo Calafiura, Vladan Djeric, Mark Reid, Pawel Chodarcewicz, and Nuno Cerqueira.

Doug Warren, Vamis Xhagjika, Gaurav Narula, Alessio Placitelli, Kofi Sarfo, Stefania Vitillo and Alberto Sottile were all kind enough to provide invaluable feedback. Without them, the book wouldn’t be what it is today.

Finally, and above all, thanks to my family: Rachell and Leonardo. You always believed in me. That made all the difference.