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I don’t understand the title of the article. The article essentially talks about what RepeatableRead isolation levels of Postgresql cannot do and how to remedy that by Serialize Is…

I have worked on Ambry for a few years now. This paper is a bit old, but captures most of the core concepts of Ambry. Some of the most fascinating parts of the journey after this p…

I have a masters degree in CS and I am working in the industry (let’s say one of the FAANG). I have always wanted to PhD, but couldn’t because I had things to take care of. Now tha…

I want to point out that a person’s is not a static thing. You are not born with whatever you are “worth”. You either build your worthiness over time, or lose it. I think instead o…

I do not agree with the premise that the best way to hire engineers is to follow the hire—chef model of restaurants. I don’t think it’s fair in any way to ask someone to work for f…

Read The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier. It’s not just about managers, it’s also about tech leads.

I dont think there is a way to know which one thing in the list of potential 1000 things, will be the one that has highest payoff. And the definition of payoff also depends on what…

This is a very interesting take. The only problem in using this analogy for social media companies is that in a coffee shop you pay for the coffee. In case of social media you don’…

The best way of tracking that has worked for me over the years has been automatic tracking. For example my fitness band automatically tracks my workouts and gives me the summary, i…

If you are in FAANG, and in bay area, then your numbers look too low. I know mid-level engineers in bay area, can make ~300k. All this assuming a good engineer who has been perform…

I really liked "The Effective Engineer" by Edmond Lau. Its not intended for starting your own company. But it has some good insight for doing good in your job and how to grow as a …