Where do I start with distributed computing?

Question

I\'m interested in learning techniques for distributed computing. As a Java developer, I\'m probably willing to start with Hadoop. Could you please recommend some books/tutorial

Answer 1

If you are looking to learn a distributed computing platform that is less complicated than Hadoop you can try Zillabyte. You only need to know some Ruby or Python to build apps on the platform.

As LoLo said, Hadoop is a powerful solution, but can be rough to start with.

For materials to learn about distributed computing try http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-824-distributed-computer-systems-engineering-spring-2006/syllabus/. There are several resources recommended by the course as well.