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Above the Line, Below the Line
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Above the Line, Below the Line

The resilience of Internet-facing systems relies on what is above the line of representation.

Optimizations in C++ Compilers
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Optimizations in C++ Compilers

A practical journey.

Opening Up the Baseboard Management Controller
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Opening Up the Baseboard Management Controller

If the CPU is the brain of the board, the BMC is the brain stem.

The Reliability of Enterprise Applications
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The Reliability of Enterprise Applications

Understanding enterprise reliability.

Blockchain Technology
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Blockchain Technology: What Is It Good For?

Industry's dreams and fears for this new technology.

Space Time Discontinuum
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Space Time Discontinuum

Combining data from many sources may cause painful delays.

Hack for Hire
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Hack for Hire

Investigating the emerging black market of retail email account hacking services.

API Practices If You Hate Your Customers
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API Practices If You Hate Your Customers

Application programming interfaces speak louder than words.

Write Amplification vs. Read Perspiration
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Write Amplification vs. Read Perspiration

The trade-offs between write and read.

The Effects of Mixing Machine Learning and Human Judgment
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The Effects of Mixing Machine Learning and Human Judgment

Collaboration between humans and machines does not necessarily lead to better outcomes.

Open Source Firmware
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Open Source Firmware

Step into the world behind the kernel.

Demo Data as Code
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Demo Data as Code

Automation helps collaboration.

The Evolution of Management
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The Evolution of Management

Transitioning up the ladder.

Surviving Software Dependencies
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Surviving Software Dependencies

Software reuse is finally here but comes with risks.

Velocity in Software Engineering
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Velocity in Software Engineering

From tectonic plate to F-16.

DAML
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DAML: The Contract Language of Distributed Ledgers

A discussion between Shaul Kfir and Camille Fournier.

Industry-Scale Knowledge Graphs
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Industry-Scale Knowledge Graphs: Lessons and Challenges

Five diverse technology companies show how it's done.

Research for Practice: The DevOps Phenomenon
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Research for Practice: The DevOps Phenomenon

An executive crash course.

Overly Attached
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Overly Attached

Know when to let go of emotional attachment to your work.

Extract, Shoehorn, and Load
From Communications of the ACM

Extract, Shoehorn, and Load

Data doesn't always fit nicely into a new home.
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