benbjohnson/thesecretlivesofdata resource
Understanding what your bits do when you're not looking. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4780
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- days_push: 1274
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Adoption not part of the score
3619 stars · 338 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
An interactive web-based educational project that visualizes how distributed systems work, best known for its 'Raft: Understandable Distributed Consensus' visualization. It aims to teach how data flows through systems like databases and servers through step-by-step animations.
Use cases
- learn how the Raft consensus algorithm works
- visualize leader election and log replication in distributed systems
- teach distributed systems concepts to students
- understand what happens to data in distributed databases
- explore interactive explanations of system internals
When to choose
- you want an intuitive, visual introduction to Raft consensus
- you're teaching or learning distributed systems fundamentals
- you prefer interactive animations over papers or lectures
When to avoid
- you need a production Raft implementation or library
- you need comprehensive coverage of many distributed systems topics (only Raft is complete)
- you need up-to-date content, as development is largely inactive
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
data-visualization simulation microservices education data-visualization browser interactive-visualization raft-consensus educational distributed-systems education algorithms web javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/benbjohnson/thesecretlivesofdata · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8277d8b82815
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| benbjohnson/thesecretlivesofdata | main | 32 |
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