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The Best Place to Build a Subway
Building projects despite (and because of) existing complex systems.
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Beyond the 'Fix-It' Treadmill
The use of post-incident artifacts in high-performing organizations.
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Revealing the Critical Role of Human Performance in Software
It's time to appreciate the human side of Internet-facing software systems.
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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.
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Blockchain Technology: What Is It Good For?
Industry's dreams and fears for this new technology.
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Space Time Discontinuum
Combining data from many sources may cause painful delays.
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Surviving Software Dependencies
Software reuse is finally here but comes with risks.
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Research for Practice: The DevOps Phenomenon
An executive crash course.
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Garbage Collection as a Joint Venture
A collaborative approach to reclaiming memory in heterogeneous software systems.
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Net Neutrality: Unexpected Solution to Blockchain Scaling
Cloud-delivery networks could dramatically improve blockchains' scalability, but clouds must be provably neutral first.
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Identity by Any Other Name
The complex cacophony of intertwined systems.
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CodeFlow: Improving the Code Review Process at Microsoft
A discussion with Jacek Czerwonka, Michaela Greiler, Christian Bird, Lucas Panjer, and Terry Coatta
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Using Remote Cache Service for Bazel
Save time by sharing and reusing build and test output.
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Research for Practice: Security for the Modern Age
Securely running processes that require the entire syscall interface.
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SQL Is No Excuse to Avoid DevOps
Automation and a little discipline allow better testing, shorter release cycles, and reduced business risk.
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Why SRE Documents Matter
How documentation enables SRE teams to manage new and existing services.
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