The Log: What every software engineer should know about real-time data's unifying abstraction
I joined LinkedIn about six years ago at a particularly interesting time. We were just beginning to run up against the limits of our monolithic, centralized database and needed to start the transition to a portfolio of specialized distributed systems. This has been an interesting experience: we buil
Writing testable code is a vital skill in software engineering. Let’s explore practical advice, strategies, and tactics for writing more testable code, unlocking the benefits of modularity…
Driving architectural decisions with a simple decentralized framework
This week’s issue gives you a decentralized framework for driving architectural decisions using simple practices, supporting a high-documentation / low-meeting culture. So, let’s dive in. Postman's VS Code Extension (Sponsored) Postbot is now available across Postman with enhanced capabilities! The latest refresh of Postbot now offers a consistent, conversational interface available to you across your workspace. Learn how you can leverage Postbot throughout Postman to get contextual assistance.
5 principles from Amazon’s culture to be a better engineer
Unlock the secrets of engineering excellence with insights from Amazon's culture. Learn how to navigate company politics, foster a culture of excellence, and make fast, informed decisions.
Introducing Garnet – an open-source, next-generation, faster cache-store for accelerating applications and services - Microsoft Research
Garnet is a cache-store system that addresses growing demand for data storage to support interactive web applications and services. Offering several advantages over legacy cache-stores, Garnet is now available as an open-source download.
Decision tree series At Precision Analytics, we focus on finding the best tools to address the scientific question in front of us and machine learning is one useful option. Decision trees are a good place to start learning about machine learning because they offer an intuitive means of analyzing and predicting data. We wanted to showcase an application of decision trees in heath and related sciences, though the content will be equally relevant to other disciplines.
Where you store your application data has enormous impacts on your entire application. There are implications on the entire stack based on what you decide to...
What I learned from the book Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
I recently read the book "Software Architecture: The Hard Parts" by Neal Ford, Mark, Richards, Pramod Sadalage & Zhamak Dehghani, and this is my review of the book. So, let’s dive in. Postman's VS Code Extension (Sponsored) Postbot is now available across Postman with enhanced capabilities! The latest refresh of Postbot now offers a consistent, conversational interface available to you across your workspace. Learn how you can leverage Postbot throughout Postman to get contextual assistance.