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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.
Plus, Tips on Negotiating Compensation for Software Engineers from a Principal Engineer at Amazon
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.
Common microservice failures at DoorDash and how they mitigate them. Plus, nine ways to shoot yourself in the foot with Postgres.
Plus, what makes a great manager of software engineers, how shopify uses pair programming for mentorship, actionable tips on improving speed and more.
Plus, how Meta integrated Raft with MySQL, lessons learned at Slack while building on AWS GovCloud and How Nike's bot detection works
Lessons from Shopify and Doordash on building Large Scale Payment Systems. Plus, how Discord develops GenAI applications, Redis getting overtaken and more.
The design of Tinder's API gateway. Plus, a study on the Ballmer peak, how to review code as a junior dev, Mistral's new LLM and more.
How Shopify scaled their Database with Vitess. Plus, a guide to mentorship for software engineers, a dive into database fundamentals and more.
A tech dive on Object Storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage). Plus how to avoid SMS fraud attacks, the history behind inheritance and more.
Plus, tips for effective code review, how to use LLMs in your product, metastable failures explained and more.
Ryan Salva is the VP of Product at GitHub and he gave a fantastic talk delving into how Copilot works. Plus, principles from The Effective Executive, a guide to Stock Options Conversations and more.
Plus, lessons on tech leadership from a Staff Engineer. Open source projects with great documentation and more.
We'll talk about OLTP databases, data warehouses, data lakes/swaps, lakehouses and more. Plus, load balancing strategies, resources for CTOs and more.
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
We'll talk about RPCs, gRPC, Pros/Cons, Real World Examples and more. Plus, principles from Deep Work by Cal Newport
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.
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.