--- title: "Let's build a distributed K/V store in Go" publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 462 published_at: "2023-05-30" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/462" --- Plus PayPal's Go-powered database, a fluent HTTP client library, and Mario makes an appearance. | #​462 — May 30, 2023 [Unsub](https://golangweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Web Version](https://golangweekly.com/issues/462) Together with [![Ardan Labs\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:7,q_auto/uf5bdgdgdbgcbdrzi6r7.png)](https://www.ardanlabs.com/consulting/?utm_source=cooperpress) Go Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/i5tpfdmxung264vzkw59.jpg)](https://notes.eatonphil.com/2023-05-25-raft.html) [Implementing a Distributed Key-Value Store in Go](https://notes.eatonphil.com/2023-05-25-raft.html) — Phil has spent many months getting up to speed with the [Raft consensus algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raft_%28algorithm%29) and goes into serious depth on using it along with Go as the basis for a distributed key-value store. 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