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Thoughts on systems, software, and learning.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Software Engineering · Open Source

The Bitter Lesson: Theoretical Foundations

AI · Machine Learning

Logical Clocks in Distributed Systems

Distributed Systems

Synchronization in Distributed Systems

Distributed Systems

Ordering in Distributed Systems

Distributed Systems

The Bitter Lesson

AI · Machine Learning

Random Linear Network Coding

Networking · Coding Theory

Thinking in Systems

Systems Thinking · Mental Models

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Distributed Systems · Books

Behavioral Finance

Finance · Mental Models

Internet Platforms

Platforms · Software Engineering

Lessons of History

Books · History

Luck Favors the Prepared Mind

Mental Models

The Second-System Effect

Software Engineering · Design

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

Books · Learning

Shannon-Hartley Theorem

Information Theory · Fundamentals

Deref Coercion in Rust

Rust · Programming

Erasure Coding

Distributed Systems · Storage

Vector Autoregression

Statistics · Forecasting

Bounded Rationality

Mental Models · Decision Making

Smart Pointers in Rust

Rust · Programming

Lifetimes in Rust

Rust · Programming

Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types

Distributed Systems · Data Structures

Parallel Single-Source Shortest Path

Algorithms · Graphs

Learning Rust as a Go Developer

Rust · Go

CAP Theorem in Blockchains

Distributed Systems · Blockchains

Async Reconciliation in Kubernetes

Kubernetes · Distributed Systems

Developer Platforms

Platforms · Software Engineering

Async and Concurrency in Rust

Rust · Programming

CAP Theorem

Distributed Systems

Cuckoo Filters

TIL · Data Structures

Game Theory

Mental Models · Economics