Arc Notes Weekly #45: *GPT

This week, we'll be discussing how hotspot performance fixes can lead to issues, monoliths and dinosaurs, how to avoid unnecessary rewrites.

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!

— Mahdi Yusuf (@myusuf3)

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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