Building a Distributed Task Scheduler With Akka, Kafka, and Cassandra

This course teaches learners how to build a distributed task scheduler using Akka, Kafka, and Cassandra. The learning outcomes include understanding how to dynamically adjust for increased task load with zero downtime, guarantee task ordering across multiple servers, ensure tasks run during datacenter outages, and address challenges like tasks being scheduled twice. The course covers concepts in distributed systems and assumes some familiarity with distributed queueing and actor systems. The teaching method involves presenting real-world scenarios from the Scheduler project. The intended audience includes individuals interested in distributed systems, task scheduling, and leveraging Akka, Kafka, and Cassandra for building resilient solutions.