Arc Notes Weekly #59: Pin
This week we discuss git (how does it work?), switching build system easily, and reducing cognitive load in your code.
This week we discuss git (how does it work?), switching build system easily, and reducing cognitive load in your code.
Enjoy this week's round-up!
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Articles
Automating data removal
Meta's SCARF system automates the removal of unused data types, scanning production systems to identify and safely delete unutilized tables or assets
Understanding Git: The history and internals
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Write Clean Code to Reduce Cognitive Load
How cognitive load increases with code complexity, making it harder for others to understand your intentions.
On actionable and actually useful logs | Lanre Adelowo
Leveraging Flink to Detect User Sessions and Engage DoorDash Consumers with Real-Time Notifications - DoorDash Engineering Blog
Switching Build Systems, Seamlessly - Spotify Engineering
This discusses their transition from Xcode to Bazel for iOS app development, aimed at increasing productivity and reducing build times.
Projects
Gleam
Gleam is a friendly language for building type-safe systems that scale!
GitHub - antirez/smallchat: A minimal programming example for a chat server
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