System Architecture

Tincat Group, Inc. History of Computing, MultiValue GIRLS Papers.

Tincat Group, Inc. Generalized Information Retrieval Language and System User Requirements Specification by Don Nelson 1965

This is the first part of a three-part look at the software I worked with at the start of my career.

Reality, the original NoSQL, MultiValue Database SQL enabled for interoperability

Best OS you never heard of? Pick OS was initially developed to manage spare parts for attack helicopter during Vietnam war

Gartner Information Technology Research on Case Study: Proactive IT Category Management Strategies to Ensure Business Alignment (IKEA)

Reading strange-sounding Swedish words is part of the joy of shopping at IKEA. Within the labyrinth of stylish flat pack furniture is a pänoply of ödd, åccented pröduct nämes, printed on hang tags, walls and banners. What most shoppers don’t know is that the names of those 12,000 products conform to a strict internal logic that offers a peek into Scandinavian culture.

System Design Refresher

Learn how to use rich types, phantom types, and partial application to eliminate impossible states and implement Clean Architecture's dependency inversion in a functional way. Discover why the compiler is your best friend for building robust domain models.

If you’re working on a modern JavaScript application and use a build tool like Vite to build and deploy your code, you can open the dist folder and find out […]

The FFmpeg School of Assembly Language provides a first step on the most interesting, challenging, and rewarding journey in programming. The lessons give a grounding in the way assembly language is…

#83: Break Into HTTP Headers (15 Minutes)

Discover how power of two load balancing reduces hotspots, achieves O(log log n) max load, and connects to cuckoo hashing for efficiency.

We know more than we can tell. That was how Michael Polanyi distinguished between tacit and explicit knowing. We may know tacitly how we form speech, ride a bike, or sense when to shake hands with …

An excellent detailed second blog on the subject of VirtIO, this time focusing on Vhost.

More than two years into the AI hype, here’s a grounded overview of this period from the perspective of a regular software developer.

A reflection on why starting with abstractions—even simple ones—pays off in real-world development.

A Comprehensive Guide to the Safer, Scalable Alternative to Model Context Protocol

Learn how to make unreliable AI APIs reliable using proven distributed systems patterns. Real example: reduced LLM costs from $20 to $0 with transactional outbox.

Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure have revolutionized how we deploy and manage applications and services, but with traditional data…