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Introducing Research For Practice
Expert-curated guides to the best of CS research.
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Bad Software Architecture Is a People Problem
When people don't work well together they make bad decisions.
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Debugging Distributed Systems
ShiViz is a new distributed system debugging visualization tool.
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The Singular Success of SQL
SQL has a brilliant future as a major figure in the pantheon of data representations.
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The Hidden Dividends of Microservices
Microservices aren't for every company, and the journey isn't easy.
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Should You Upload or Ship Big Data to the Cloud?
The accepted wisdom does not always hold true.
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The Small Batches Principle
Reducing waste, encouraging experimentation, and making everyone happy.
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Statistics For Engineers
Applying statistical techniques to operations data.
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Nine Things I Didn't Know I Would Learn Being an Engineer Manager
Many of the skills aren't technical at all.
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The Flame Graph
This visualization of software execution is a new necessity for performance profiling and debugging.
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Standing on Distributed Shoulders of Giants
Farsighted physicists of yore were danged smart!
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Borg, Omega, and Kubernetes
Lessons learned from three container-management systems over a decade.
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More Encryption Means Less Privacy
Retaining electronic privacy requires more political engagement.
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Why Logical Clocks Are Easy
Sometimes all you need is the right language.
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How SysAdmins Devalue Themselves
How to lose friends and alienate coworkers.
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A Purpose-Built Global Network: Google's Move to SDN
A discussion with Amin Vahdat, David Clark, and Jennifer Rexford.
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