This week, we'll be discussing how hotspot performance fixes can lead to issues, monoliths and dinosaurs, how to avoid unnecessary rewrites.
Enjoy this week's round-up!
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Articles
Big O Notation: A Simple Explanation With Examples
Nice post explaining classic Big Os
Hotspot performance engineering fails
Good article capturing what it is to work on a system long term.
Monoliths are not dinosaurs
What Happens When You Type a URL Into Your Browser?
I retired this question maybe 5 years ago but always like reading how thorough people can get.
Projects
❤️ The Favourites - this section won't make an appearance every week, will usually be something that was a particularly high point in tech that impacts us all. If you see something worthy of the favourite, tweet at @arcnotes
Avoiding the Rewrite Trap