Disclaimer: Could this post be social suicide? Sure, that's a distinct possibility, given that I typically refrain from sharing opinions to steer clear of associated stigma. However, there is an elephant spraying everywhere and we've just been contentedly sitting in a muddy space grinning at its aftermath for a while

Jesse Anderson, director at Big Data Institute, and Martin Kleppmann, author of "Designing Data-Intensive Applications" explore together the evolving data landscape. They start with the origins of Martin’s book, emphasizing the crucial art of asking the right questions. Martin unveils industry shifts since 2017, spotlighting the transformative rise of cloud services. The conversation then takes a twist as Martin delves into academia, sharing insights on local-first collaboration software and the fascinating world of Automerge. Aspiring software engineers are treated with some advice on how to navigate the delicate balance between simplicity and adaptability. The interview concludes with a glimpse into diverse career paths in the dynamic realm of data engineering, making it a must-watch for professionals at every stage of their journey.

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The analogy might be far-fetched, but I’ll run with it.

Motivation

We need to reinvent hyperlinks in a cozy idiom for the contemporary dark forest online environment before web2 platforms succeed in their decade long quest to kill them (though they don’t deserve a…

I take a dive into the world of software and look at the problem of managing dependencies. From the Unix design, we've inherited many problems. Can we nix them with 'Nix'?

How firmware became the layer between our hardware and software experiences. It was only sorta like Halt and Catch Fire.

Ever been greeted by a "404 Not Found" message while browsing the web? It's one of the many status codes used by the web. 404 is self-explanatory - usually an indication that a resource or page was not found. The (almost) interesting history of Port NumbersPort numbers are the numerical

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As language models evolve to become more versatile and powerful, it seems that going small may be the best way to go.

Port numbers are the numerical identifiers that allow computers to communicate over the internet. They are assigned to different applications and protocols, such as web browsing, email, file transfer, and so on. But how did these port numbers come to be? Who decided which port number belongs to which service?

The lessons of yesteryear's OS are getting lost in translation

What the **** does that mean?

Read this article and find out what webhooks are and how they actually work. Also, explore the difference between the webhooks and APIs.

" As I recall, those two chips were fairly large. And fairly late -- to the marketplace. We had lots of issues with them. [...] Sometimes th...

Here’s the story of the lessons we learned on a journey to overcome DevOps challenges and set up ourselves for scalable growth.

by Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci and Ethan Zuckerman Traditionally, field guides focus on the natural world, offering descriptions of different species or families that help readers identify them. As this field guide is focused on social media, we will need a different locus than species or families for our taxonomy. We’ve settled on “logics.” We use “logic,” […]

We’ve still got time to make it better before it does

When working on Airbnb’s infra team, I struggled to grow from an L4 engineer to a senior/L5 eng. I came early, stayed late, and said yes to working on anything that needed help - I was as eager as a new grad could be.

Regular Expressions power many modern systems. But they are also very complex.

As unscrupulous AI companies crawl for more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.

I’ve known Larry Lessig for more than 25 years, and throughout that time, I’ve looked to him for wisdom – and a bit of pique – when it comes to understanding the complex int…

It’s now been 20 years of fighting with it sporadically and I still can’t figure out how to use launchctl to successfully automate tasks reliably on macOS. Such a frustrating piece of software.

On February 14th, it feels appropriate to express some love and appreciation for the many packaging efforts for our projects.