Raft lecture (Raft user study)

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krat0sprakhar · 2014-10 · Strong recommendation

One of the most lucid explanations of the Raft Consensus Algorithm that I've ever seen is the one in John Ousterhout and Diego Ongaro's Raft User Study[0]. The 2 videos do an excellent job of explaining both the Paxos and Raft algorithms and the key differences between them. John's narration is extremely clear and the slides are very informative. Definitely recommended! Raft is a consensus algorithm designed to be easier to understand than Paxos. To measure Raft's understandability, we conducted an experimental study using CS students at two universities. We recorded a video lecture of Raft and another of Paxos, and created corresponding quizzes. This page makes our materials available for anyone interested. We think these are valuable resources for anyone learning consensus (whether Raft or Paxos or both). [0] - [LINK] Raft Video - [VIDEO] Paxos Video - [LINK]

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sathish316 · 2025-08 · Recommendation

This YouTube video by the Raft creators (linked at the bottom of the page) gives a solid explanation of Raft internals - [VIDEO]

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pkj · 2013-11 · Recommendation

A really good intro to Raft --> [VIDEO] Very useful if you are into distributed systems and would like to see a practical implementation with clear examples.

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