Arc Notes Weekly #5: NB
This weeks post covers computers being fast, new frameworks based on demo, and notes on complex software systems.
Packed issue this week, with posts on computers being fast (who knew), learning new frameworks based on deno, and a few articles that are good reminders that we are stewards as much as builders.
Enjoy this week's round up!
Mahdi (@myusuf3)
News
fresh - The next-gen web framework.
fresh boasts being the next-gen web framework with server side rendering based on deno.
⚡️ The computers are fast, but you don’t know it
No, QuestDB is not Faster than ClickHouse
Here is a follow up article on the claims QuestDB made in an article we shared a couple of weeks ago.
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We Put Half a Million files in One git Repository, Here’s What We Learned
The collapse of complex software
Great article on the ever lasting fight against complexity and when to call it quits. Very few people work on the same systems for longer than 10 years.
Cache made consistent: Meta’s cache invalidation solution
Debugging containerd
Zendesk transitioned to a new container runtime, with that they need new tools to debug and introspect it.
The Favourites
♥️ 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
Hertzbleed Attack
This is some incredible research by the team; everyone working on cybersecurity and building cryptographic software this is a must read.
Software Engineering - The Soft Parts
Good notes on the less objective things in software engineering. A good reminder