Dan Luu
Person on 4 sites
Programmer and writer on computer architecture, performance and software reliability; has worked on hardware and software at Centaur Technology, Google and…
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3 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
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3 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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15 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Even at top-100 traffic levels most applications can be served by a simple monolith, and it is cheaper to build than a complex architecture. (opens korrents.com)
“computers are fast enough that high-traffic apps can be served with simple architectures, which can generally be created more cheaply and easily than complex architectures”
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Conference programmes and the tech press over-represent complex architectures, so teams copy techniques their scale does not need. (opens korrents.com)
“Despite the unreasonable effectiveness of simple architectures, most press goes to complex architectures.”
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The cost of the engineering team dominates the cost of the machines it runs, so a slow language is usually an affordable choice. (opens korrents.com)
“The cost of our engineering team completely dominates the cost of the systems we operate”
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Even at top-100 traffic levels most applications can be served by a simple monolith, and it is cheaper to build than a complex architecture. (opens korrents.com)
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31 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Cracking the Coding Interview (opens rcmnd.app)
“I usually recommend this book to people who want to pass interviews but not really learn about algorithms. It has just enough to get by, but doesn't really teach you the why behind anything.”
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Algorithms (opens rcmnd.app)
“Everything about this book seems perfect to me. It breaks up algorithms into classes (e.g., divide and conquer or greedy), and teaches you how to recognize what kind of algorithm should be used to solve a particular…”
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The Algorithm Design Manual (opens rcmnd.app)
“The longer, more comprehensive, more practical, less math-y version of Dasgupta. It's similar in that it attempts to teach you how to identify problems, use the correct algorithm, and give a clear explanation of the…”
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Cracking the Coding Interview (opens rcmnd.app)