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An introduction to Apache Cassandra and issues Uber ran into when scaling. Plus, API versioning practices at LinkedIn, challenging algorithms to try and more.
Aug 19, 2023
Plus, Tips on Negotiating Compensation for Software Engineers from a Principal Engineer at Amazon
Aug 25, 2023
We'll talk about what a service mesh is, what purpose it serves and why Netflix added one. Plus, strategies you can use to achieve your goals.
Sep 04, 2023
Common microservice failures at DoorDash and how they mitigate them. Plus, nine ways to shoot yourself in the foot with Postgres.
Apr 25, 2023
Plus, what makes a great manager of software engineers, how shopify uses pair programming for mentorship, actionable tips on improving speed and more.
Aug 10, 2023
Plus, how Meta integrated Raft with MySQL, lessons learned at Slack while building on AWS GovCloud and How Nike's bot detection works
Jun 08, 2023
Uber runs one of the largest HDFS clusters in the world. We'll talk about an issue they faced and how they solved it. Plus, principles from Atomic Habits and how you can get better at giving feedback
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We'll talk about RPCs, gRPC, Pros/Cons, Real World Examples and more. Plus, principles from Deep Work by Cal Newport
Arpan KGMar 25, 2024
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We'll talk about Apache Lucene and how DoorDash built a Search Engine using it. Plus, Hashing explained with interactive graphics, curated resources on debuggers and more.
Arpan KGMar 19, 2024
From 2020 to 2024, Figma's database stack has grown by 100x. We'll talk about how they did this. Plus, lessons learned from two decades of SRE at Google, how to avoid wasting your career and more.
Mar 16, 2024
We'll delve into Discord's Live Streaming Feature and how it works. Plus, Productivity Tips from Sam Altman, a Guide to Software Engineering Contracting and more!
Mar 12, 2024
A long-form tech dive on Kafka, it's design goals, components, messaging patterns and more. Plus, how to avoid pitfalls when choosing your tech stack, scaling a large codebase and more!
Mar 09, 2024
We'll talk about the data structures and tech underlying GitHub's code search feature. Plus, Sergey Brin's recent talk on Gemini Pro, improving productivity with focus and more.
Arpan KGMar 04, 2024
Using Couchbase as a caching layer to scale. Plus, a deep dive on caching in system design, how to find great senior engineers and more.
Mar 02, 2024
We'll delve into what a Service Mesh is, why you'd use one and how it's used at Quora. Plus, why new hires often get paid more than existing employees, lessons from successful one-person startups and more.
Feb 26, 2024
We'll delve into HTTP/1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 and talk about the issues each of them solved. We'll end with delving into Facebook and Dropbox's implementation of HTTP/3 and the results they saw.
Feb 19, 2024