Ask HN: How are distributed systems as a field of study compared to ML/AI?
4 by distsysdude | 2 comments on Hacker News.
I currently work on Database Development at Oracle. I would like to acquire knowledge on something other than the DB internals, and I've been recently fascinated with Distributed Databases like CockroachDB, AWS Aurora, Azure Cosmos, TiDB, etc. So I was thinking I'd dive deep and learn more about distributed systems and possibly try to switch to any of the above mentioned companies. I would like HN's opinion about the scope for Distributed Systems(& Distributed Databases) as a career choice, compared to the current hot areas like Machine Learning/AI. A bit of background about me : I did my undergrad in a Non-CS field, but I've had an interest for Computer Science since High School, so the switch to a full fledged CS job was not that difficult. I'm self motivated and willing to spend copious amount of time to learn something that would help with my career. But I'm confused as to what to study. Should I stick with my current interests (or) follow the industry trend, and try to learn an ML/AI ? Thanks!