Understanding Distributed Computing

A gentle introduction

I am having coffee and a slice of poundcake one afternoon with my imaginary friend, Mr. Pound, in his charming and entirely fictitious bakery, “Pound Cakes and More”. Business has been great, my friend tells me, and he is thinking of expanding.

A note about my friend, Mr. Pound. In addition to being an astute businessman and an excellent confectioner, he is really into data science, data, and technology. In his spare …

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